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 Parchment 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 Parchment 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 Parchment 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 Parchment Valley: Parchment Vly. (or less commonly used: Parchment Vally. or Parchment 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 northwest 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 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.
Parchment Valley is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Parchment Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parchment Valley:
- Jackson County (The home county of Parchment Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Statts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Hereford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Cabell County
- Culloden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Pink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Sissonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Sattes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Elkview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Falling Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Jarretts Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Letart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Grimms Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Southside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Fivemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Reedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Looneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Peewee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bladen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kyger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Letart Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Middleport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parchment Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Parchment Valley.
Cemeteries Near Parchment Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parchment 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 Parchment Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parchment Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Given Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harpold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Easter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (835 more) ...
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parchment Valley had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parchment Valley, with the one closest to Parchment Valley listed first.
- Given
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Fairplain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Statts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Cottageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gunville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parchment Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parchment Valley.
Newspapers Published in Parchment 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parchment Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parchment Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parchment Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Parchment Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs 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 Parchment 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parchment Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |