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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 Pluto (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 Pluto. 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 hospitals 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.

Pluto is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.

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

  • Raleigh County     (The home county of Pluto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Abraham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
    • Shady Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Daniels
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
    • Clifftop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
      • Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
    • Grandview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
    • Beaver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
    • White Stick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
      • White Stick is located in Raleigh County
    • Raleigh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
    • Tilden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Raleigh County
    • Beckley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Sprague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Raleigh County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Prince
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Quinnimont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
      • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
    • McKendree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
      • McKendree is located in Fayette County
    • Meadow Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
    • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
      • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
      • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
      • Swell Knob
    • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
      • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff has also been known as:
      • Stone Cliff
    • Spring Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
      • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
    • Mount Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
    • Newlyn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
      • Newlyn is located in Fayette County
    • Kilsyth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
      • Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
    • Bellwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Fayette County
    • Harvey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Fayette County
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Vale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Greenbrier County
    • Alderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rainelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frazier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
      • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
    • McRoss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
      • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
    • Fort Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
      • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Charmco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
      • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
    • Rupert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
    • Kieffer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
      • Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
    • Orient Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
      • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Logan County
    • Rich Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
      • Rich Creek is located in Logan County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Athens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Elgood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
      • Elgood is located in Mercer County
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
    • Lashmeet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
      • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Matoaka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Johnston Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
      • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
    • Oakvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
      • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Willowton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County
    • Weyanoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Mercer County
    • Blake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
      • Blake is located in Mercer County
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Creamery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
    • Wolfcreek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
      • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
    • Ballard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County
    • Assurance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County
    • Peterstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wikel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Monroe County
  • Nicholas County
    • Runa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
      • Runa is located in Nicholas County
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Jumping Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
      • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
      • Nimitz is located in Summers County
    • Brooklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
      • Brooklin is located in Summers County
    • Sandstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Richmond ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Summers County
    • Bellepoint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
    • Packs Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • True
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
    • Pipestem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Buck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
    • Hilldale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
    • Talcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Mullens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Bud is located in Wyoming County
    • Keyrock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
      • Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
    • Rock View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
      • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
  • Giles County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pluto, with the one closest to Pluto listed first.
    • Glen Lyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Lurich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Rich Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
    • Shumate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
      • Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Bluff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Pearisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pluto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pluto.

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

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

  • Adkins Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkins Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454122 <4>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Restwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lilly - Crews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly - Crews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lilly - Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Nimitz.
    • The Lilly - Crews Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crews Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960819 <4>
  • William Kidwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Kidwell Cemetery
    • The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kidwell Cemetery
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadows Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Colmans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Colmans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plumley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Hall Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Shady Spring.
    • Russ Lilly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<6>

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

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

  • Jumping Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
    • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Summers County
  • Crow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Raleigh County
  • Shady Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Packs Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • New Richmond ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Summers County
  • Daniels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
  • Ellison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Summers County
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
  • Glade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Fayette County
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    • True
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
    • Wiggins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
      • Wiggins is located in Summers County
    • Flat Top
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
      • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Pluto ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pluto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pluto, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pluto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pluto:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pluto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pluto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pluto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7104, Longitude: -80.9923       In this case, the coordinates for Pluto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Pluto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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