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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Neel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Neel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Neel, please Contact Us.
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 Neel (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 Neel. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Neel is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Neel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neel:
- Marion County (The home county of Neel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
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- Samaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
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- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
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- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Garden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Adaland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Valley Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Pepper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Kalamazoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Vannoys Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Spelter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Despard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Anmoore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Jane Lew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Smithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Laurel Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Hagans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macomber
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Albright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Knottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Oreide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Flemington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Parsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Teter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Round Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Hutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Point Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Shoaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Elliottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Dunkard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Jollytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Spraggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Gump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ceylon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fordyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Ashtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neel, see our County-by-County Page for Neel.
Cemeteries Near Neel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neel.
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 Neel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Amnon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McConkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Current Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Neel itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neel, with the one closest to Neel listed first.
- Samaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Halleck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Forksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Irontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- West Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Clinton Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neel.
Newspapers Published in Neel ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neel.
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 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 Neel:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Neel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Neel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |