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 Mount Nebo (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 Mount Nebo. 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 Mount Nebo ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Nebo: Mt. Nebo
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Nebo. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Nebo.
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 northwest 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 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.
Mount Nebo is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Nebo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Nebo:
- Preston County (The home county of Mount Nebo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Kasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Clemtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Bayard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Barrackville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Mineral County
- Schell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Maidsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- West Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Pruntytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Accident
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Red House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Bittinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Haydentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Morris Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markleysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Atlantic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Winstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Shoaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Dilliner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Carmichaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Draketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Washington County (PA)
- Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Nebo, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Nebo.
Cemeteries Near Mount Nebo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Nebo.
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 Mount Nebo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Nebo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blaney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Nebo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Nebo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Herring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Valley Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Cuzzart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Nebo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Nebo.
Newspapers Published in Mount Nebo ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Nebo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Nebo, 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 Mount Nebo.
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 Mount Nebo:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mount Nebo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |