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 Palace Valley (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 Palace Valley. 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 Palace Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Palace Valley: Palace Vly. (or less commonly used: Palace Vally. or Palace Vlly.)
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 and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Palace Valley is located in Upshur 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Palace Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palace Valley:
- Upshur County (The home county of Palace Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
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- Queens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Tenmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
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- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Tallmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Kanawha Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Hoover Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Junior
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Audra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Clements ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Belington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Tygart Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Huffman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Elk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Milroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Knawl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Falls Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Corley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Napier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rollyson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- McWhorter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Lost Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Duffy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Aberdeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Jane Lew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Lightburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Wildell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Durbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaty Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
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- Thornwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Arbovale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sitlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Helvetia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Cassity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Florence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lee Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Huttonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Elkwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
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- Midvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Monterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Blue Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
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- Tucker County
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hacker Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Replete is located in Webster County
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- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
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- Orndoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
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- Ralph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
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- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
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- Erbacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
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- Halo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palace Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Palace Valley.
Cemeteries Near Palace Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palace Valley.
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 Palace Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palace Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helvetia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Lanham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Palace Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palace Valley, with the one closest to Palace Valley listed first.
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Helvetia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Selbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Florence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Huff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Cassity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palace Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palace Valley.
Newspapers Published in Palace Valley ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palace Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palace Valley, 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 Palace Valley.
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 Palace Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Palace Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palace Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |