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 Minnehaha Springs (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 Minnehaha Springs. 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 Minnehaha Springs ...
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 Minnehaha Springs: Minnehaha Spgs. (or less commonly used: Minnehaha Spngs. or Minnehaha Sprngs.)
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 and hospitals 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.
Minnehaha Springs is located in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Minnehaha Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minnehaha Springs:
- Pocahontas County (The home county of Minnehaha Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Marlinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Edray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Onoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sitlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Cass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slaty Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Neola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Oscar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Loveridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Falling Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Wild Meadow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Frankford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Sunlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Brink ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Unus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unus is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
- Clendenenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas County
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Mingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Valley Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Webster County
- Ralph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Griffith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Clifton Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moss Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Iron Gate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rich Patch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Augusta County (VA)
- Marble Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mitchelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bolar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Bath Alum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Carloover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Millboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yost
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yost is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Botetourt County (VA)
- Glen Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Meadowdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Clover Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Hightown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge County (VA)
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minnehaha Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Minnehaha Springs.
Cemeteries Near Minnehaha Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minnehaha Springs.
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 Minnehaha Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minnehaha Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Messir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gragg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lightner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bussard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Minnehaha Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minnehaha Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minnehaha Springs, with the one closest to Minnehaha Springs listed first.
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Dilleys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
- Marlinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunrise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Edray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mill Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clover Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Callison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Callison is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minnehaha Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minnehaha Springs.
Newspapers Published in Minnehaha Springs ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minnehaha Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minnehaha Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minnehaha Springs.
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 Minnehaha Springs:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pocahontas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greenbrier County
- Nicholas County
- Randolph County
- Webster County
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Rockbridge 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> | 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 Minnehaha Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Minnehaha Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |