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 Mead (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 Mead. 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 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.
Mead 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 Mead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mead:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Mead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Eastgulf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Rhodell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Princewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Ury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Helen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Stotesbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Glen White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Barrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Twilight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Elk Run Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Pondco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bandytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Kilsyth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Prince
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- White Oak Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- McKendree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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 Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Northfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kimball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Anawalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thorpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Welch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Gary
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Lashmeet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matoaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Coaldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Montcalm
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Flipping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Johnston Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bramwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Ballard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Pipestem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- True
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Packs Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Mullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Keyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Mullensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Turkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Kopperston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Woosley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Fanny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Oceana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Pocahontas
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Yards
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Boissevain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Falls Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Abbs Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mead, see our County-by-County Page for Mead.
Cemeteries Near Mead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mead.
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 Mead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Brammer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannaday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Mead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mead, with the one closest to Mead listed first.
- Odd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Egeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Daniels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGraws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Newfound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Dunns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Crow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Matville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Lashmeet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mead.
Newspapers Published in Mead ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mead, 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 Mead.
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 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 Mead:
- 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
- Monroe County
- Summers County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Giles 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> | 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 Mead, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |