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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Noswad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Noswad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Noswad, please Contact Us.
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 Noswad (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 Noswad. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Noswad is historic, it would have been located within present day Mineral 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 Mineral County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Grant, Hampshire & Hardy.
Below are the counties that are near Noswad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Noswad:
- Mineral County (The home county of Noswad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Keyser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Carpendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Medley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lahmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Bayard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Arthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dobbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Ritters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Romney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Three Churches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Higginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Inkerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Fort Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Paw Paw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hansrote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Rawlings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Frost ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lonaconing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Westernport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Pinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Avilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Kitzmiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Schell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Accident
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Wellersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Callimont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Coal Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Glade City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Meyersdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Summit Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Noswad, see our County-by-County Page for Noswad.
Cemeteries Near Noswad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noswad.
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 Noswad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Noswad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gerstell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waxler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Umstot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Urice & Kerns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Culp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Noswad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Noswad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Noswad, with the one closest to Noswad listed first.
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Black Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Keyser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeses Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Lonaconing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westernport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Pinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- West Virginia Central Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Noswad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Noswad.
Newspapers Published in Noswad ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noswad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noswad, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noswad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Noswad:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mineral County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Noswad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Noswad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |