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 Pike Hill (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 Pike Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Pike Hill is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Pike Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pike Hill:
- Mason County (The home county of Pike Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Angerona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Wilding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Pliny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Windy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carsey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coolville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Armitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Beebe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kerr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Gallipolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Ewington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Pattonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Blackfork Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Welshtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Dorcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Langsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pike Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pike Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pike Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pike Hill.
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 Pike Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pike Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zirkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuspan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (832 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shuler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pike Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pike Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pike Hill, with the one closest to Pike Hill listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Bradbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maggie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Minersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pike Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pike Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pike Hill ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike Hill.
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 Pike Hill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pike Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Pike Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |