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 Mountain Dale (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 Mountain Dale. 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 Mountain Dale ...
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 Mountain Dale: Mtn. Dale
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Dale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Dale.
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 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.
Mountain Dale 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 Mountain Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Dale:
- Preston County (The home county of Mountain Dale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Hazelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Morgans Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Bruceton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Albright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Terra Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- New Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Laurel Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Maidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Osage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bowlby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Taylor County
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tucker County
- Pierce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Luke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Midlothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Ocean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bittinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Loch Lynn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Markleysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hutchinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hopwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemont Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Leith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Dilliner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Mount Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Listonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- New Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Summit Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Dale, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Dale.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Dale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Dale.
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 Mountain Dale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Dale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Sisler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <2>
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Steel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emberson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Mountain Dale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Dale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
- Cuzzart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Morgans Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Valley Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Hoyes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dority
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dority is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Selbysport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Dale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Dale.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Dale ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Dale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Dale, 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 Mountain Dale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain Dale:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Dale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |