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 North Park (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 North Park. 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.
Name Variations for North Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Park: N. Park
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
North Park is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near North Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Park:
- Putnam County (The home county of North Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pliny
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sigman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Morgans Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Culloden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Yates Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barboursville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Melissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Sarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Kenna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Statts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Nitro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Sissonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Legg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Rock Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Portersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Garretts Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Alum Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Priestley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- West Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Yawkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Upland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Cicerone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Flint Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Zona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Bladen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Westbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cheshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Patriot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Athalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Greasy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Willow Wood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Aid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Chesapeake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Letart Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Middleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Pomeroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Bashan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Park, see our County-by-County Page for North Park.
Cemeteries Near North Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Park.
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 North Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Pliny Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buffalo Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Atkeson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fraziers Bottom.
- Fraizer Bottom Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (756 more) ...
- Manilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find North Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Park, with the one closest to North Park listed first.
- Pliny
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Fraziers Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Veranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Veranda is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
- Upland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Extra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
- Arbuckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Park.
Newspapers Published in North Park ...
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 North Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Park.
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 websites either 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 North Park:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |