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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
New Hill is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near New Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hill:
- Monongalia County (The home county of New Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Cassville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Bowlby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Laurel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Hagans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Baker Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lumberport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Hoodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mount Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Barrackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Palatine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Katy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Bannen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Rocklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kausooth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Masontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Threefork Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bruceton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Fetterman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oreide
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Pruntytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Flemington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Round Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Point Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Morris Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Adah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Haydentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Dilliner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Spraggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Gump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Fordyce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Jollytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Khedive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Beallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deemston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Marianna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Blainsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Daisytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Hill, see our County-by-County Page for New Hill.
Cemeteries Near New Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lough - Teagarden - Cordray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barrackman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Brewster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find New Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Hill, with the one closest to New Hill listed first.
- Cassville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Holman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holman is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
- Hagans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Laurel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Maidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Worley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Arnettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bald Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Fairchance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pentress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hill.
Newspapers Published in New Hill ...
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 New Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hill.
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 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 New Hill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 New Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |