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 Nimitz (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 Nimitz. 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 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.
Nimitz is located in Summers County.
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 Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Nimitz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nimitz:
- Summers County (The home county of Nimitz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Brooklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brooklin
- From Nimitz to Brooklin
- Bellepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- True
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- True is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to True
- From Nimitz to True
- Pipestem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buck
- From Nimitz to Buck
- Hilldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilldale
- From Nimitz to Hilldale
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bargers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Prince
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McKendree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Spring Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sewell Knob
- From Nimitz to Sewell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonecliff
- From Nimitz to Stonecliff
- Kilsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kilsyth
- From Nimitz to Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <3>
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newlyn
- From Nimitz to Newlyn
- White Oak Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Alderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rainelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockland
- From Nimitz to Rockland
- Crawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McRoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ronceverte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charmco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kieffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Northfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <3>
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kyle
- From Nimitz to Kyle
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Grove
- From Nimitz to Oak Grove
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Willowton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willowton
- From Nimitz to Willowton
- Lashmeet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matoaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Johnston Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Weyanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East River ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Blake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Creamery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creamery
- From Nimitz to Creamery
- Ballard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Assurance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Assurance
- From Nimitz to Assurance
- Peterstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wikel
- From Nimitz to Wikel
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsdale
- From Nimitz to Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Shady Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abraham
- From Nimitz to Abraham
- Daniels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <3>
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grandview
- From Nimitz to Grandview
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Raleigh
- From Nimitz to Raleigh
- Tilden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sullivan
- From Nimitz to Sullivan
- White Stick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pemberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pemberton
- From Nimitz to Pemberton
- Princewick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Mullens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Lyn
- From Nimitz to Glen Lyn
- Lurich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lurich
- From Nimitz to Lurich
- Rich Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <3>
- Shumate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shumate
- From Nimitz to Shumate
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluff City
- From Nimitz to Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thessalia
- From Nimitz to Thessalia
- Kire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nimitz, see our County-by-County Page for Nimitz.
Cemeteries Near Nimitz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nimitz.
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 Nimitz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Lilly - Crews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Restwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Meadows Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Upland Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lilly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Nimitz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nimitz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nimitz, with the one closest to Nimitz listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Ellison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- True
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- True is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to True
- From Nimitz to True
- Hinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Summers County
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Brooks is located in Summers County
- Pipestem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <3>
- Dunns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Warford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
- Warford is located in Summers County
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buck
- From Nimitz to Buck
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- Shady Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilldale
- From Nimitz to Hilldale
- Sandstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nimitz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nimitz.
Newspapers Published in Nimitz ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nimitz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nimitz, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nimitz.
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 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 Nimitz:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Summers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Giles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nimitz. 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> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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- Nimitz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nimitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6466, Longitude: -80.9621 |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Nimitz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |