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 Price (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 Price. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Price is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Price. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Price:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Price)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bowlby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Miracle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lumberport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Hoodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Barrackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Katy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Rocklick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bannen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kausooth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Calis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Adaline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Masontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Threefork Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bruceton Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Oreide
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Fetterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Yates ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Flemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Round Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Fairchance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Point Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atlantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Morris Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Masontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Hoover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- McClellandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Mount Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Gump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Dunkard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Jollytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Dilliner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ashtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Deemston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- West Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Blainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Price, see our County-by-County Page for Price.
Cemeteries Near Price ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Price.
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 Price - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Price covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olive - Tennant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olive UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mooresville Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lemley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Headley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (552 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Price in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Price.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Price, with the one closest to Price listed first.
- Mooresville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Holman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holman is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
- Pentress
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Worley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
- Mount Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Jakes Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Fairchance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bowlby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bald Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Davistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davistown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Price. See our List of 1890's Communities around Price.
Newspapers Published in Price ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Price.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Price, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Price.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Price:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Price, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Price) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |