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 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 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.
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 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.
Nebo is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Braxton, Calhoun, Kanawha, Nicholas & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Nebo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nebo:
- Clay County (The home county of Nebo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Lydia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Spread
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swandale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale
- Wattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Elmira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Clem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Wilsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Strange Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Progress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Herold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Gassaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Mudfork
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Losie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Stinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Oka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Russet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Fayette County
- Leander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Truebada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Fletcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Romance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Wellford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Reamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Coco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Three Mile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Island Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Elkview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Wills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Birch River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Zela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Tioga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Albion ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Beech Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Burnt House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roxalana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Triplett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Erbacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Camden-on-Gauley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Welch Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nebo, see our County-by-County Page for Nebo.
Cemeteries Near Nebo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Nebo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nebo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matheny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Mollohan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmira Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Nebo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nebo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Lydia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Stinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Elmira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Minnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Oka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Strange Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nebo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nebo.
Newspapers Published in 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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nebo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nebo, 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 Nebo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nebo:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Webster County
- Wirt 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 Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nebo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |