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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 Owens Crossing (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 Owens Crossing. 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 Owens Crossing ...
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 Owens Crossing: Owens Xing.
- While the name of this community is Owens Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Owens Crossing may originally have been Owen's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Owens Crossing might be written as Owen Crossing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Owens Crossing is located in Cabell 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 Cabell County: Gallia (OH), Lawrence (OH), Lincoln, Mason, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Owens Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owens Crossing:
- Cabell County (The home county of Owens Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Sarah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Salt Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barboursville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
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- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Ona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Yates Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
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- Reid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Guyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
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- Hodges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Dodson Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Layville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Harless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Horse Creek Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Lory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
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- Emmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
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- Grippe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
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- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Tornado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sattes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Cross Lanes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
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- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
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- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
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- South Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- West Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Sweetland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
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- Spears ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
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- Wewanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Yawkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Garretts Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
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- East ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
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- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
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- Banco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Upland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in Mason County
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- Apple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
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- Hogsett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
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- Arlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
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- Grimms Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
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- Beale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beale is located in Mason County
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- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
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- Gallipolis Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Hurricane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teays Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
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- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
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- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
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- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
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- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pliny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
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- Red House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Nestlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- Ceredo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Kenova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Catlettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Cliffside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Normal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Mavity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Millseat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Bellefonte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Danleyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Wurtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Zelda ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Fallsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Louisa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Five Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Crown City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Bladen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Patriot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Proctorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Athalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Chesapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sybene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Scottown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Willow Wood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- South Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Andis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Aid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owens Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Owens Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Owens Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owens Crossing.
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 Owens Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owens Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baylous Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (949 more) ...
- Mud River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Sulphur Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(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 Owens Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Owens Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owens Crossing, with the one closest to Owens Crossing listed first.
- Sarah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Bowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Barboursville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Ona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Cox Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Proctorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hodges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradrick is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owens Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owens Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Owens Crossing ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owens Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owens Crossing, 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 Owens Crossing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Owens Crossing:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Cabell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Owens Crossing, 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- Owens Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |