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 Ponderosa (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 Ponderosa. 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 doctors 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.
Ponderosa is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Ponderosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ponderosa:
- Wood County (The home county of Ponderosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Parkers Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
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- Valley Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Dallison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Freed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Doddridge County
- Duckworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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- Browning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Willowdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
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- Neptune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Skull Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Odaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Wilding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Willow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- DeLong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Sugar Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- League
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Oxbow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cantwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Hannahdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roane County
- Reedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- McKim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Adonis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Burning Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Youba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Vanderhoof
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Armadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Guysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Fly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Edwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Hackney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Todds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Westland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Harriettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dungannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Newell Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Devola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Devola is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alden is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Ponderosa, see our County-by-County Page for Ponderosa.
Cemeteries Near Ponderosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ponderosa.
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 Ponderosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ponderosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sharp - Prince Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chichester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (750 more) ...
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ponderosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ponderosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ponderosa, with the one closest to Ponderosa listed first.
- Valley Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Reno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boreman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tallyho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Lower Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- West Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Cluster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cluster is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ponderosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponderosa.
Newspapers Published in Ponderosa ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponderosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ponderosa, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ponderosa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ponderosa:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble 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> | 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 Ponderosa, 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- Ponderosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |