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 Missouri Branch (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 Missouri Branch. 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 Missouri Branch ...
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 Missouri Branch: Missouri Br. (or less commonly used: Missouri Brnch.)
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 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.
Missouri Branch is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Missouri Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Missouri Branch:
- Wayne County (The home county of Missouri Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Doane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Wilsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Stonecoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
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- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Fort Gay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Manila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
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- Layville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Dodson Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
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- Havana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
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- Turtle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Hewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
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- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Sarah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Reid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Barboursville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Wewanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Harts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- Myra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- West Hamlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Hamlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Portersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Alkol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
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- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Whirlwind
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
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- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
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- Troy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
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- Banco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
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- Holden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
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- Mitchell Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Thompson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
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- Peach Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
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- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Greyeagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
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- Kermit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dingess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Chattaroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Delbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
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- Sprigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Musick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
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- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Durbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Jeriel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Auxier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lowmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Butcher Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nippa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Tutor Key
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Thelma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Wittensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Van Lear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Hagerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Ben Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Georges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Hode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- South Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Varney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Forest Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Gulnare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Toler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Canada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Buskirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Chesapeake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sybene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Proctorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Missouri Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Missouri Branch.
Cemeteries Near Missouri Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Missouri Branch.
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 Missouri Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Missouri Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matty Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sammons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (947 more) ...
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry 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.<2>
While we didn't find Missouri Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Missouri Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Missouri Branch, with the one closest to Missouri Branch listed first.
- Dunlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Ferguson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Kiahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Stonecoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Warfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Missouri Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Missouri Branch.
Newspapers Published in Missouri Branch ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Missouri Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Missouri Branch, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Missouri Branch.
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 either 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 Missouri Branch:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Missouri Branch, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Missouri Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |