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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 Prospect Valley (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 Prospect Valley. 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 Prospect Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Prospect Valley: Prospect Vly. (or less commonly used: Prospect Vally. or Prospect Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prospect Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect Valley.
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 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.
Prospect Valley is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Prospect Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect Valley:
- Harrison County (The home county of Prospect Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Haywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Shinnston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Spelter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Saltwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Pepper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Doak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Lightburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Jane Lew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Hurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mannington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Barrackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Bannen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Adaline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Wadestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Hagans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Smithtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Miracle Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Wana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Gladesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
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- Arthurdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Oreide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Astor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Fetterman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Brydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Knottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Atwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Big Moses
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Teter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Swamp Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Kodol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Anthem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Hundred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Round Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Fayette County (PA)
- Fairchance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Jollytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ashtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- New Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Nettle Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Spraggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Aleppo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Dunkard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Kirby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect Valley.
Cemeteries Near Prospect Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect Valley.
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 Prospect Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shinnston.
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <2>
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Michael D Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Odell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wamsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Prospect Valley had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect Valley, with the one closest to Prospect Valley listed first.
- Lumberport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Pine Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Wyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sturms Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sturms Mill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturms Mill
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Dola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dola is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
- Bingamon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bingamon is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingamon
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Festus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Festus is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Grangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Glen Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect Valley.
Newspapers Published in Prospect Valley ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect Valley, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect Valley.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prospect Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Prospect Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |