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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mink. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mink to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mink, 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 Mink (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 Mink. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Mink is historic, it would have been located within present day Kanawha 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Mink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mink:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Mink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Big Chimney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Elkview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarretts Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Wills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Aarons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Legg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Pinch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sissonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Ruffner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Rumble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Dartmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Emmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Ashford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Brushton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Racine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Johns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Easly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Culloden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Oka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Mudfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Pink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Stinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Valley Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Dink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Cannelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Powellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Elkridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Falls View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Romont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Hereford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Alum Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Garretts Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Sod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Alkol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Sweetland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Upland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Poca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raymond City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Morgans Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Teays Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teays Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Cicerone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Pigeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Zona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Looneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Roxalana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mink, see our County-by-County Page for Mink.
Cemeteries Near Mink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mink.
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 Mink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Burdette - Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cavender Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elk Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Hills Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Big Chimney.
- The Elk Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Copen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175397 <3>
- Monk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Layne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Given Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Charleston.
- The Lacy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lacy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547681 <3>
- Prouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (700 more) ...
- Westfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rummell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarretts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
Mink 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 Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Jarrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Legg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Pocatalico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Sissonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blundon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Carney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Mound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Kanawha City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Coco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Davis Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mink.
Newspapers Published in Mink ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mink, 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 Mink.
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 Mink:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Roane 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 Mink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |