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 New England (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 New England. 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 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.
New England is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near New England. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New England:
- Wood County (The home county of New England)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- North Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Skull Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Odaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 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
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Letart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Willow Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Oxbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Reedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Windy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Youba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Beebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Carsey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Pratts Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Armadale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Amesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Spiller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plants
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Thomas Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Chesterhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Wrightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Hackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Noble County (OH)
- Dungannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Wolf Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New England, see our County-by-County Page for New England.
Cemeteries Near New England ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New England.
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 New England - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New England covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- New England Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grogan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meldahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hockingport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (788 more) ...
- Munchmeyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Torch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New England had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New England, with the one closest to New England listed first.
- Armenia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armenia is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia
- Hockingport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Scott ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Youba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Eli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Little Hocking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Dombey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dombey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dombey
- Lubeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coolville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Blennerhassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New England. See our List of 1890's Communities around New England.
Newspapers Published in New England ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around New England.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New England, 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 New England.
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 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 New England:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble 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> | 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 New England, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New England) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |