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 Old Fields (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 Old Fields. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Old Fields is located in Hardy 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 Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.
Below are the counties that are near Old Fields. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Fields:
- Hardy County (The home county of Old Fields)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Durgon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mathias
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Medley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lahmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Pansy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Hopeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Bayard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Wapocomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Yellow Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ritters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Three Churches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Higginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartmansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- New Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Headsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Sulphur City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keyser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Ketterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Kline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canaan Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Pierce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Luke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Rawlings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lonaconing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Pinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Kitzmiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Fort Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mountain Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Mountain Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Rock Enon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rockingham County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Criders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Tunis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orkney Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Zepp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Calvary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Edinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maurertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rinkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Fields, see our County-by-County Page for Old Fields.
Cemeteries Near Old Fields ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Fields.
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 Old Fields - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Fields covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hull - Utta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferrbee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knobley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Dale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elijah High Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Old Fields had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Fields, with the one closest to Old Fields listed first.
- Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fabius ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Glebe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glebe is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Medley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doman
- Purgitsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Purgitsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgitsville
- Lahmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Seymourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Fields. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Fields.
Newspapers Published in Old Fields ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fields.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Fields, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Fields.
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 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 Old Fields:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hardy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Frederick County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah 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> | 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. |
| <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 Old Fields, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Fields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |