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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 Melrose Addition (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 Melrose Addition. 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 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.

Melrose Addition is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Melrose Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Blennerhassett
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
    • Lubeck
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lubeck is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Washington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Parkersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eli is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Vienna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Mineral Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
    • Mineral Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wesley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Kanawha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kanawha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Boaz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boaz is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Beatysville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Beatysville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
    • Neptune
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Neptune is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Browning ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Browning is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Willowdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Mozelle ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mozelle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
    • Medina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Medina is located in Jackson County
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    • Skull Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Jackson County
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    • Garfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
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    • Wilding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wilding is located in Jackson County
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    • Odaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
    • Ravenswood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Hartford City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartford City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • New Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Letart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Letart is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
    • Sassafras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Columbia is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • Pleasants County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Horseneck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
    • Willow Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
    • Schultz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Saint Marys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • DeLong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • DeLong is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
    • Adlai
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Adlai is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
    • Sugar Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Petroleum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Cisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Rusk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Oxbow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Cairo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cornwallis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
    • Cantwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Cokeleys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
    • League
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • League is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
    • Ellenboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Harrisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Smithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Reedy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Millard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Millard is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Wirt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Greencastle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Newark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Windy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Elizabeth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Palestine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Peewee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Burning Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Lucile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Creston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Athens County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Youba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
    • Coolville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beebe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Vanderhoof
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
    • Stewart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Big Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Guysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
    • Armadale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
    • Amesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mudsock ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mudsock is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
    • Carsey Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
    • Pratts Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
    • Shade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Tuppers Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Keno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
    • Bashan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Spiller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
    • Dorcas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
    • Racine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <1>
    • Syracuse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Welshtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
    • Pomeroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <1>
    • Plants
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
    • Thomas Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
    • Letart Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
  • Morgan County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Chesterhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Todds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
    • Joy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Wrightstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
    • Westland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Westland is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Hackney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Elliott Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
    • Neelysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Neelysville is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
    • Reinersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Reinersville is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
    • Malta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Malta is located in Morgan County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <1>
    • McConnelsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Noble County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Dungannon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Crooked Tree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
    • Dexter City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • South Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
    • Harriettsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
  • Washington County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose Addition, with the one closest to Melrose Addition listed first.
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Belpre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
    • Porterfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
    • Redbush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
    • Fillmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Vincent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Decaturville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Napier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Barlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Harmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
    • Churchtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Churchtown is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Grand View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View

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

Cemeteries Near Melrose Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melrose Addition.

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 Melrose Addition - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maddox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
    • The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • River Hill UMC Cemetery
    • Riverhill Cemetery
    • Riverhill UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <2>
  • Richards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lubeck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Posey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tracewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunset Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edelen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (787 more) ...
    • Beckwith Cemetery #1
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • McDougle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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 Melrose Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melrose Addition.

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

  • Blennerhassett
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
  • Lubeck
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lubeck is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Belpre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
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  • Porterfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scott ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott is located in Wood County
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  • Dombey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dombey is located in Wood County
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  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Wood County
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  • Parkersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Armenia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Armenia is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eli is located in Wood County
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    • Little Hocking
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New England
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • New England is located in Wood County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melrose Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melrose Addition.

Newspapers Published in Melrose Addition ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melrose Addition, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melrose Addition.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Melrose Addition:

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 Melrose Addition, 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 from Point A (ie- Melrose Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.