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 Montana (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 Montana. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Montana is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Montana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montana:
- Marion County (The home county of Montana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Rivesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
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- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Barrackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Grant Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Adaland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Clemtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Berryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Pepper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Meriden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Elk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Wellington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Despard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Gore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Bannen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Smithtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Gladesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Masontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Heathers Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Fetterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Oreide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Brydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Flemington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Hundred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Anthem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Littleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Fairchance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Morris Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- New Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Woodside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Adah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adah is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Mount Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Spraggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Dilliner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Jollytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Gump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Greensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Fordyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Nettle Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montana, see our County-by-County Page for Montana.
Cemeteries Near Montana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montana.
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 Montana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Prickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ministers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barrackville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snoderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Montana had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montana, with the one closest to Montana listed first.
- Rivesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoult
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult
- Mount Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Catawba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Barrackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Opekiska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Gaston Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Junction
- Forksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lowsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Arnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Hoodsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montana.
Newspapers Published in Montana ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montana, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montana.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Montana:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Montana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |