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 Middle Fork (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 Middle Fork. 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 Middle Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Middle Fork: Middle Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Middle Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middle Fork.
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 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.
Middle Fork is located in Barbour 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 Barbour County: Harrison, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Middle Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Fork:
- Barbour County (The home county of Middle Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Clements ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Audra
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Tygart Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Valley Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Philippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton County
- Knawl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Doddridge County
- Big Isaac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Craigmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Lost Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Quiet Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Anmoore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- McWhorter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Despard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Nutter Fort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- West Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Adamston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Jane Lew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Lightburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Smith Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Valley Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Eldora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Neel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Whitehall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pleasant Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Monongah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Fairmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Rowlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Gladesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tigheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Womelsdorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whyte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Leadsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Cassity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Brydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Coketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Pierce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Swamp Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Teter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Excelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Buckhannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Sago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Webster County
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Fork.
Cemeteries Near Middle Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Fork.
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 Middle Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Audra.
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <3>
- Booth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDermott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Oldaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Durrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Middle Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Swamp Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Talbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Flora ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Vannoys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Philippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Meadowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Kalamazoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Fork.
Newspapers Published in Middle Fork ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Fork, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Fork.
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 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 Middle Fork:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Webster 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middle Fork) 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 Middle Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |