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 View Estates (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 View Estates. 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 View Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Mountainview Estates.
- A typical abbreviation for Mountain View Estates: Mountain Vw. Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain View Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View Estates.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mountain View Estates is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Mountain View Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain View Estates:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Mountain View Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairlea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ronceverte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Brink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Fort Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frazier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Frankford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Spring Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Meadow Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Maywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hilton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wolfcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wikel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Raleigh County
- Abraham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Riffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Moss Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bath County (VA)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Botetourt County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Oriskany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Huffman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Kire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain View Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain View Estates.
Cemeteries Near Mountain View Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain View Estates.
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 View Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain View Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mountain View Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain View Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain View Estates, with the one closest to Mountain View Estates listed first.
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Caldwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ronceverte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Fort Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Patton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nickells Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nickells Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickells Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blaker Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Glace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glace is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace
- Tuckahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain View Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain View Estates.
Newspapers Published in Mountain View Estates ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain View Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain View Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mountain View Estates:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Giles 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 Mountain View Estates, 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- Mountain View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |