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 Pikeside (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 Pikeside. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pikeside is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Pikeside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pikeside:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Pikeside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Darkesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gerrardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scrabble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Good
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lehew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- North River Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Slanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Okonoko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Middleway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shepherdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ranson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Summit Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Lower Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Stotlers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Cherry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sleepy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Woodmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Doe Gully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Little Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burkittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Petersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rosemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Boss Arnold Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Myersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Antietam Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Antietam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Pool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spielman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Williamsport Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Fairplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Claylick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Wingerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Mercersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waynecastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Post
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Shockeysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Siler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Albin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Cross Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Chambersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Georges Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lovettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Round Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Purcellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lucketts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Milldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pikeside, see our County-by-County Page for Pikeside.
Cemeteries Near Pikeside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pikeside.
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 Pikeside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pikeside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Norbourne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old German Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <2>
- Darkesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Stone Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pikeside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pikeside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pikeside, with the one closest to Pikeside listed first.
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Darkesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leetown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Kearneysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Middleway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Shanghai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Aldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aldridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Shenandoah Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foltz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pikeside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pikeside.
Newspapers Published in Pikeside ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pikeside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pikeside, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pikeside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pikeside:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- 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> | 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 Pikeside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pikeside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |