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 Prudence (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 Prudence. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prudence is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Prudence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prudence:
- Fayette County (The home county of Prudence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- White Oak Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Whipple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Kilsyth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Elk Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Sylvester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Keith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Orgas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Coopertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Twilight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bald Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Rainelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McRoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Charmco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Orient Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Crichton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kieffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Handley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hollygrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Hugheston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ronda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Albion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Beech Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Runa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Zela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Summersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Piney View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Skelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Stick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Sweeneyburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Beckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Brooklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nimitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Bellepoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- True
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hilldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Pipestem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Kopperston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Mullens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Bud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prudence, see our County-by-County Page for Prudence.
Cemeteries Near Prudence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prudence.
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 Prudence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prudence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tyree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wriston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Prudence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prudence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prudence, with the one closest to Prudence listed first.
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dimmock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
- Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- McKendree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Beury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Prince
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prudence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prudence.
Newspapers Published in Prudence ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prudence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prudence, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prudence.
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 Prudence:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prudence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prudence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |