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 Poca (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 Poca. 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.
Poca is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Poca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poca:
- Putnam County (The home county of Poca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Raymond City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Scott Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Eleanor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Sigman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Emmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dartmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Rumble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brushton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Horse Creek Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Julian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Easly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Harless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Nellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Johns
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crown City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Pea Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Melissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Clay County
- Porter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fairplain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Angerona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hereford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Cross Lanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Rock Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Sissonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Legg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Alum Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sweetland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Yawkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Hamlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Upland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Arbuckle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Apple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Hogsett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Beale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Cicerone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Bladen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Crown City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Athalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Letart Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poca, see our County-by-County Page for Poca.
Cemeteries Near Poca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poca.
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 Poca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Lilly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cartwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burdette Lilly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Lilly Cemetery
- The Burdette Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thacker Cemetery
- Showen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sam Derrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (809 more) ...
- Winfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leadman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poca had a population of 284 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Poca had a population of 963 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poca, with the one closest to Poca listed first.
- Raymond City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Scary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sattes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Rocky Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Teays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hugo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Mound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Sigman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poca.
Newspapers Published in Poca ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poca, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poca.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Poca:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |