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 Osbornes Mills (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 Osbornes Mills. 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 Osbornes Mills ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Osbornes Mills: Osbornes Mls. (or less commonly used: Osbornes Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Osbornes Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Osbornes Mills may originally have been Osborne's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Osbornes Mills might be written as Osborne Mills.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Osbornes Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osbornes Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Osbornes Mills is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Osbornes Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osbornes Mills:
- Roane County (The home county of Osbornes Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
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- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Zona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Clem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Strange Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Wilsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Frametown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Rockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Herold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Oka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Pink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Losie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Rocksdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Hur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Russet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Elkhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Dink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Lydia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Ira
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smithers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gauley Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kimberly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Romont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Falls View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Leander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Ansted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Shock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Fletcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Romance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Kenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Wellford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Falling Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Youngs Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Three Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Coco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jarretts Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Island Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Beech Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Zela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Albion ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Muddlety
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Birch River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Poca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osbornes Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Osbornes Mills.
Cemeteries Near Osbornes Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osbornes Mills.
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 Osbornes Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osbornes Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gandee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Armstead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hindsman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deverick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (612 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Clendenin.
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Osbornes Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osbornes Mills, with the one closest to Osbornes Mills listed first.
- Wellford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Amma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amma is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amma
- Clio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clendenin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Procious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Valley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kettle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osbornes Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osbornes Mills.
Newspapers Published in Osbornes Mills ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osbornes Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osbornes Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osbornes Mills.
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 helpful 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 Osbornes Mills:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 '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- Osbornes Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Osbornes Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |