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 Packsville (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 Packsville. 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.
Packsville is located in Raleigh County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Packsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Packsville:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Packsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Montcoal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Stickney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Naoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <1>
- Zada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Fairdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Sweeneyburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
- Tolleys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Whitesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Elk Run Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Janie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Sylvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Twilight
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Prenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Bandytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Marnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Orgas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Cabot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Elkridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - McDunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Pax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Powellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Mount Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Kilsyth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Falls View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
- Smithers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <1>
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Ronda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Winifrede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Cabin Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Chesapeake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- East Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <1>
- Handley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Hollygrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Alkol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alum Creek <1>
- Priestley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Sod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Tango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Yawkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Accoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Mineral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Man
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Fort Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Wylo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Mitchell Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <1>
- Banco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Chapmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <1>
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Mingo County
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
- Gilbert
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Beech Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Kopperston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <1>
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Keyrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Sun Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Mullensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Uno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Packsville, see our County-by-County Page for Packsville.
Newspapers Published in Packsville ...
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 Packsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Packsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Packsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Packsville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
Cemeteries Near Packsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Packsville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Packsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Jarrells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrells Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Asbury Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is located in Montcoal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258135 <5>
- Mordue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mordue Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mordue Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79234 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Jarrells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The Jarrells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Jarrell Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78802 <5>
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stickney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77599 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Dorothy
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77622 <5>
- Burl Pettry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burl Pettry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burl Pettry Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Naoma.
- The Burl Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burl Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79537 <5>
- Pettry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettry Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Cemetery
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537043 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Packsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Packsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Packsville, with the one closest to Packsville listed first.
- Jarrolds Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Bandytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Dry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Decota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Boone County
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Redbird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Matville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Mossy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Crany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Matville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Packsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Packsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Packsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Packsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9521, Longitude: -81.5282 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Packsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |