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 Posey (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 Posey. 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.
Posey is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Posey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Posey:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Posey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Zada
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Arnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Pineknob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Bolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Naoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Tolleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Stickney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Barrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Janie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Elk Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Pondco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Sylvester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Pax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- McDunn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Harvey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Whipple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Elkridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- McKendree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Ronda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Handley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hollygrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Cabin Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Winifrede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Braeholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Sodom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Wylo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Man
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Switzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Davy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Keystone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Welch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Four
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Elkhorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Roderfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Matoaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Lashmeet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Kopperston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Keyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Rock View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Mullens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mullensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Bud
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Clear Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Fanny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Sun Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Posey, see our County-by-County Page for Posey.
Cemeteries Near Posey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Posey.
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 Posey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Posey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Honaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Accord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Accord Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77519 <2>
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Posey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Posey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Dry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Matville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Crany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- McGraws
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Cirtsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Saulsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Jesse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Jarrolds Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Prosperity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Bald Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Posey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Posey.
Newspapers Published in Posey ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Posey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Posey, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Posey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Posey:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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 Posey, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Posey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |