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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Peaser Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peaser Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peaser Junction, please Contact Us.

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 Peaser Junction (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 Peaser Junction. 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 Peaser Junction ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Peaser Junction: Peaser Jct. (or less commonly used: Peaser Jctn.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Peaser Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Peaser Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peaser Junction:

  • Nicholas County     (The home county of Peaser Junction)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • Widen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Widen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
      • Widen is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Widen
      • From Peaser Junction to Widen
    • Wattsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • Maywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maywood
      • From Peaser Junction to Maywood
    • Hilton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifftop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lookout
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Spring Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliot ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Fayette County
    • Meadow Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Leander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Fayette County
    • Keeneys Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sewell ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
      • Sewell is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sewell
      • From Peaser Junction to Sewell
  • Greenbrier County
  • Monroe County
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
    • Watoga ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
      • Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watoga
      • From Peaser Junction to Watoga
    • Buckeye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • Abraham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abraham
      • From Peaser Junction to Abraham
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royal
      • From Peaser Junction to Royal
    • Terry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • New Richmond ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
      • Riffe is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riffe
      • From Peaser Junction to Riffe
    • Lowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowell
      • From Peaser Junction to Lowell
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.
    • Camden-on-Gauley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
      • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Welch Glade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Upperglade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Halo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halo
      • From Peaser Junction to Halo
    • Excelsior
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Erbacon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Addison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peaser Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Peaser Junction.

Cemeteries Near Peaser Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peaser Junction.

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 Peaser Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.

  • Mountain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fields Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Downtain Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downtain Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downtain Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baber Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gilgal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilgal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Peaser Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peaser Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peaser Junction, with the one closest to Peaser Junction listed first.

  • Hominy Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
    • Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Lile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
    • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lile
    • From Peaser Junction to Lile
  • Leivasy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leivasy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leivasy
    • Leivasy is located in Nicholas County
  • Duo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
    • Duo is located in Greenbrier County
  • Snow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ophelia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophelia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
    • Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
  • Nutterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
    • Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
  • Rupert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fowler Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
    • Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
  • Pool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
    • Pool is located in Nicholas County
  • Maywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maywood
    • From Peaser Junction to Maywood
  • Dennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Richwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
    • Mount Nebo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
      • Mount Nebo is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Nebo <3>
    • Russellville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peaser Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peaser Junction.

Newspapers Published in Peaser Junction ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peaser Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peaser Junction, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peaser Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peaser Junction:

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Peaser Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peaser Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peaser Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0973, Longitude: -80.6837    









 

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