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 McGraws (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 McGraws. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
McGraws is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near McGraws. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGraws:
- Wyoming County (The home county of McGraws)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Keyrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Kopperston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Mullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Oceana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Fanny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Clear Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Pondco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Twilight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Janie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Elk Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Pax
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Harvey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Prince
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- McKendree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Quinnimont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Braeholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mallory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Wylo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Accoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Omar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- 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 McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Davy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Four
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Gary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Weyanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Matoaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Coaldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Lashmeet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bramwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coopers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Flipping
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Nemours
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnston Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Littlesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baisden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Slab Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Ury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Eastgulf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Stotesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Rhodell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Glen White
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Tolleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Pipestem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- True
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Brooklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Pocahontas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Boissevain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Yards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Abbs Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Bluefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGraws, see our County-by-County Page for McGraws.
Cemeteries Near McGraws ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGraws.
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 McGraws - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGraws covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78339 <3>
- Accord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Accord Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77519 <3>
- Trump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McGraws had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGraws, with the one closest to McGraws listed first.
- Saulsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Newfound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Rock View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Crany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Jesse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Oceana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Sun Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pemberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Matville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Odd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGraws. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGraws.
Newspapers Published in McGraws ...
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 McGraws.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGraws, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGraws.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McGraws:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Tazewell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McGraws) 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 McGraws, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |