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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 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 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.
Providence is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Jackson County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Fairplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Wilding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Crown City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Sissonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Cross Lanes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Sattes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Baden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Letart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Grimms Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Fivemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Paradise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Sigman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Eleanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Flint Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Reedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Graux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Peewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Youba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kyger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Bladen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Letart Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Middleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Cossin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Spruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sayre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (824 more) ...
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottageville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Providence had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Baden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Gunville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Angerona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- School House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Ripley Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Rollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parchment Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Given
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs 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> | 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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |