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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 Martinsville (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 Martinsville. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 Martinsville is located in Wetzel County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.

Below are the counties that are near New Martinsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Martinsville:

  • Wetzel County     (The home county of New Martinsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Proctor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Minnie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
      • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnie
      • From New Martinsville to Minnie
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Wetzel County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marion
      • From New Martinsville to Marion
    • Childs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Wetzel County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Childs
      • From New Martinsville to Childs
    • Bebee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <1>
    • Barker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Wetzel County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ross
      • From New Martinsville to Ross
    • Uniontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kodol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Anthem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anthem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
      • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anthem
      • From New Martinsville to Anthem
    • Bane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Doddridge County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Alliance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jimtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jimtown
      • From New Martinsville to Jimtown
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosebud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosebud
      • From New Martinsville to Rosebud
    • Wyatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From New Martinsville to Wyatt
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Rymer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rymer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
      • Rymer is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rymer
      • From New Martinsville to Rymer
    • Logansport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Metz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Metz
      • From New Martinsville to Metz
    • Mannington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Big Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
  • Monongalia County
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
    • Wheeling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Triadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasants County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Sugar Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adlai
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adlai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
      • Adlai is located in Pleasants County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adlai
      • From New Martinsville to Adlai
    • DeLong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for DeLong. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
      • DeLong is located in Pleasants County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to DeLong
      • From New Martinsville to DeLong
    • Saint Marys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Schultz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schultz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
      • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schultz
      • From New Martinsville to Schultz
  • Ritchie County
  • Tyler County
  • Belmont County (OH)
  • Monroe County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Sardis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Benwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
      • Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benwood
      • From New Martinsville to Benwood
    • Laings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
      • Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fly
      • From New Martinsville to Fly
    • Antioch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Mount Carrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coats
      • From New Martinsville to Coats
    • Woodsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beallsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
      • Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Edwina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
      • Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edwina
      • From New Martinsville to Edwina
  • Noble County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Harriettsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Batesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whigville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Grandview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Muskingum ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskingum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
      • Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Deucher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wade
      • From New Martinsville to Wade
    • Steel Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
      • Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dalzell
      • From New Martinsville to Dalzell
    • Gasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gasville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
      • Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gasville
      • From New Martinsville to Gasville
    • Newell Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lower Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
      • Lower Salem is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Warner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greene County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.
    • New Freeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • McCracken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aleppo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ryerson Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashtree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashtree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
      • Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashtree
      • From New Martinsville to Ashtree
    • Higbee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higbee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
      • Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Higbee
      • From New Martinsville to Higbee
    • Nettle Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jollytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Martinsville, see our County-by-County Page for New Martinsville.

Cemeteries Near New Martinsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Martinsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Martinsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.

  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shriver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shriver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hannibal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hannibal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hannibal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emma Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emma Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emma Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schupbach Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stender Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Craigs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craigs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craigs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Martinsville had a population of 692 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Martinsville had a population of 5,111 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Martinsville, with the one closest to New Martinsville listed first.

  • Duffy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duffy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
    • Duffy is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Hannibal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Vernon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Wetzel County
  • Sardis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
    • Goodwin is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Van Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp
    • Van Camp is located in Wetzel County
  • Minnie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Minnie
    • From New Martinsville to Minnie
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
  • Proctor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Childs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Childs
    • From New Martinsville to Childs
  • Andy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
    • Andy is located in Wetzel County
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marion
    • From New Martinsville to Marion
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    • Morton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Porters Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
      • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
    • Dairy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
      • Dairy is located in Monroe County (OH)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Martinsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Martinsville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Martinsville ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Martinsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Martinsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Martinsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Martinsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of New Martinsville.

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 Martinsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Martinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Martinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Martinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Martinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6445, Longitude: -80.8581    









 

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