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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mercers Saltworks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mercers Saltworks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mercers Saltworks, please Contact Us.
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 Mercers Saltworks (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 Mercers Saltworks. 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.
Name Variations for Mercers Saltworks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Mercers Salt Works.
- While the name of this community is Mercers Saltworks, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Mercers Saltworks may originally have been Mercer's Saltworks.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mercers Saltworks might be written as Mercer Saltworks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Mercers Saltworks is historic, it would have been located within present day Summers 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 Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Mercers Saltworks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mercers Saltworks:
- Summers County (The home county of Mercers Saltworks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Pipestem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- True
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Packs Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bargers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Nimitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Talcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jumping Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Prince
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Spring Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- McKendree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Alderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Ronceverte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 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 Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Elkhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East River ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Johnston Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Lashmeet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Matoaka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Shady Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Daniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tilden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Eastgulf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Pemberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Rhodell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Bud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Round Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Hicksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Captain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Eggleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Mountain Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Prices Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- McBryde Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Parrott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Hilton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Wurno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Radford City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Bluefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Pocahontas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Boissevain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mercers Saltworks, see our County-by-County Page for Mercers Saltworks.
Cemeteries Near Mercers Saltworks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mercers Saltworks.
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 Mercers Saltworks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mercers Saltworks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Lovern Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovern Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the east of Athens.
- The Lovern Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Casher Hill Cemetery
- Cashers Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77962 <5>
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farley Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Pipestem.
- The Farley Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Archibald & Jermima Farley Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Karnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Broyles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn 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.
Mercers Saltworks itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Neponset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Crumps Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Warford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warford is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Indian Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Cashmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Pipestem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- True
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mercers Saltworks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mercers Saltworks.
Newspapers Published in Mercers Saltworks ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mercers Saltworks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mercers Saltworks, 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 Mercers Saltworks.
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 Mercers Saltworks:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Summers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mercers Saltworks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Mercers Saltworks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |