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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oldtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oldtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oldtown, 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 Oldtown (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 Oldtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Oldtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Oldtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oldtown:
- Mason County (The home county of Oldtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
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- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Letart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Wilding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Sandyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Pliny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Wirt County
- Windy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carsey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Coolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Armitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Beebe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Ewington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Cora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfork Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Athalia
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Aid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oldtown, see our County-by-County Page for Oldtown.
Cemeteries Near Oldtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oldtown.
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 Oldtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oldtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (816 more) ...
- Rickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zuspan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
Oldtown itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oldtown, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Maggie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Bulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Ambrosia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Couch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Letart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oldtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oldtown.
Newspapers Published in Oldtown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oldtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oldtown.
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 Oldtown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton 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 Oldtown, 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oldtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |