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 Murraysville (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 Murraysville. 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.
Murraysville is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Murraysville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murraysville:
- Jackson County (The home county of Murraysville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Neptune
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
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- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Browning ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
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- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
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- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Letart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
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- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
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- West Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
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- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Flatrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
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- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
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- Meadowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- Point Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Reedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Windy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Peewee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Lucile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Coolville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Pratts Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Guysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Beebe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Carsey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Armadale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Cheshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Ewington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Keno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tuppers Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Dorcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Racine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Plants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Middleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Chesterhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Todds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Wilkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Redbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Napier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Harmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murraysville, see our County-by-County Page for Murraysville.
Cemeteries Near Murraysville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murraysville.
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 Murraysville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murraysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeWitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Cowdery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton 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 Murraysville had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murraysville, with the one closest to Murraysville listed first.
- Long Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hazael
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Neptune
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Fayal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fayal is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayal
- Lone Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Keno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Topins Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Tuppers Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murraysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murraysville.
Newspapers Published in Murraysville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murraysville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murraysville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murraysville.
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 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 Murraysville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mason County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Vinton 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> | 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 Murraysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Murraysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |