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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 Porters Falls (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 Porters Falls. 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.
Name Variations for Porters Falls ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Porters Falls, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Porters Falls may originally have been Porter's Falls.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Porters Falls might be written as Porter Falls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Porters Falls is located in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Porters Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porters Falls:
- Wetzel County (The home county of Porters Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Childs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Minnie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bebee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
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- New Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Haywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Rymer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
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- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Katy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Bannen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Moundsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocklick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- League
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- League is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Sistersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adonis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- McKim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Captina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Vadis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Armstrongs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Jacobsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Shadyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anvil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bellaire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Clarington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Laings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Mount Carrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Woodsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Noble County (OH)
- Harriettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
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- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Matamoras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Wade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Deucher
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Steel Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Dalzell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Gasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Newell Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- New Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Aleppo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ashtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Nettle Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Jollytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ryerson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porters Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Porters Falls.
Cemeteries Near Porters Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porters Falls.
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 Porters Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porters Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fluharty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mylburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lantz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery has also been known as:
- TUMC Lantz Cemetery
- Kiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yoho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (677 more) ...
- McKimmie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Craigs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Porters Falls had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porters Falls, with the one closest to Porters Falls listed first.
- Minnie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- Childs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Vincen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vincen is located in Wetzel County
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- Reader
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reader is located in Wetzel County
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- Lonetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lonetree is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Conaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conaway is located in Tyler County
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- Halls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
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- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
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- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kidwell is located in Tyler County
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- Wileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wileyville is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville
- Andy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andy is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porters Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porters Falls.
Newspapers Published in Porters Falls ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porters Falls, 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 Porters Falls.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Porters Falls:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Porters Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porters Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |