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 Mohrtown (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 Mohrtown. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Mohrtown is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Mohrtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mohrtown:
- Mason County (The home county of Mohrtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Arlee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Beale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Hogsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Arbuckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Crown City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Culloden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Ona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Barboursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Reid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Angerona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fairplain
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hereford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Sandyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Nitro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Sissonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- Portersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Pliny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Hurricane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sigman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Teays Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rodney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Crown City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Cheshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Cora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Rempel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfork Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Banner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pattonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Athalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Scottown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sherritts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Aid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Linnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Proctorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Andis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Letart Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Dorcas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Langsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Welshtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Spiller
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Scioto County (OH)
- Hales Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mohrtown, see our County-by-County Page for Mohrtown.
Cemeteries Near Mohrtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mohrtown.
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 Mohrtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mohrtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyoma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bruce Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLellon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (760 more) ...
- Potts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mohrtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mohrtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mohrtown, with the one closest to Mohrtown listed first.
- Arlee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Wyoma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Angola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angola is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Hogsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Clipper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clipper Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Veranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Veranda is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
- Couch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Bladen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mercers Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mercers Bottom is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Bottom
- Beech Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mohrtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mohrtown.
Newspapers Published in Mohrtown ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohrtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mohrtown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mohrtown.
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 Mohrtown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Putnam County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 '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- Mohrtown) 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 Mohrtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |