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 Masseyville (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 Masseyville. 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.
Masseyville 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 Masseyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Masseyville:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Masseyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pineknob
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Zada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Naoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Redbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Montcoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dorothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Packsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Tolleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Elk Run Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Barrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Bandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Pondco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Marnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Sylvester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Pax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Elkridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- McDunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Redstar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Harvey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Wriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Powellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Cabin Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Handley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hollygrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hugheston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Winifrede
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Braeholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Accoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Sodom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Wylo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Man
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Peach Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Switzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Davy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Kimball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Welch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Big Four
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Mercer County
- Weyanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Kopperston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mullens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sun Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Bud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Baileysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Masseyville, see our County-by-County Page for Masseyville.
Cemeteries Near Masseyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Masseyville.
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 Masseyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Masseyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Eunice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sarrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Honaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Masseyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Masseyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Masseyville, with the one closest to Masseyville listed first.
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Redbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Matville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Clear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Crany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jarrolds Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Cirtsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- McGraws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Decota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Masseyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Masseyville.
Newspapers Published in Masseyville ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Masseyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Masseyville, 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 Masseyville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Masseyville:
- 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
- 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> | 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> | 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 Masseyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Masseyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |