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 Richmond (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 Richmond. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Richmond is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near New Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Richmond:
- Wyoming County (The home county of New Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mullensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
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- Keyrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
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- Rock View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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- Mullens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
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- Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
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- Woosley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
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- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
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- Fanny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
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- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Rocklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
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- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
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- Bald Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Barrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
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- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
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- Pondco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
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- Twilight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
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- Bandytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
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- Bim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
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- Stark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Boone County
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- Janie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Cazy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
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- Kohlsaat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Pax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Kilsyth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prince
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Wylo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
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- Accoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Kistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
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- Man
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Stirrat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
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- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Four
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Welch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Roderfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Anawalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Coaldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Weyanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Matoaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Bramwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Flipping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lashmeet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Nemours
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Littlesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Johnston Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
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- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baisden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
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- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Rhodell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Helen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Eastgulf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
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- Slab Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Ury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Stotesbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
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- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Glen White
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
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- Lester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Princewick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Sophia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolleys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
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- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
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- Pipestem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nimitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
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- True
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bland County (VA)
- Rocky Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Peapatch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bearwallow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Height
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Boissevain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Yards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Abbs Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Falls Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Adria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Sayersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Wittens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for New Richmond.
Cemeteries Near New Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Richmond.
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 Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rotenberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- New Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Belcher Mtn. Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Algoma Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Richmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Richmond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Newfound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Saulsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- McGraws
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Jesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Oceana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sun Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Ennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Richmond.
Newspapers Published in New Richmond ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Richmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Richmond, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Richmond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Richmond:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Tazewell 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |