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 Prairietown (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 Prairietown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Prairietown is located in Cabell 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 Cabell County: Gallia (OH), Lawrence (OH), Lincoln, Mason, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Prairietown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairietown:
- Cabell County (The home county of Prairietown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Salt Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Sarah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Ona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Barboursville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culloden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Pea Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Guyandotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Dodson Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Layville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Horse Creek Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Harless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Emmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
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- Lory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Grippe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Tornado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Nitro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sattes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Cross Lanes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
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- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- South Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
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- Loudendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Portersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- West Hamlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sweetland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Garretts Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Tango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Yawkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Spears ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Big Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Upland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Grimms Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Fivemile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arbuckle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Beale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Morgans Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Nestlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Armilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Kiahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ceredo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kenova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Hubbardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Lockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Catlettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Cliffside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Cannonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mavity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Millseat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Fallsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Crown City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Bladen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Proctorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scottown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sybene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Linnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- South Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Andis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Aid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Greasy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairietown, see our County-by-County Page for Prairietown.
Cemeteries Near Prairietown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairietown.
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 Prairietown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairietown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Enom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1013 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Prairietown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairietown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Portersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sarah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Nye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Barboursville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culloden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sweetland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Jenks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairietown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairietown.
Newspapers Published in Prairietown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairietown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairietown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairietown.
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 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 Prairietown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Cabell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
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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 Prairietown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairietown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |