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 Rachel (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 Rachel. 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 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.
Rachel is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Rachel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rachel:
- Marion County (The home county of Rachel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mannington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Katy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Helens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Monongah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pepper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Adaland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clemtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Elk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Meriden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Doak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Big Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Smithburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- New Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lumberport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Saltwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Jane Lew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lightburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Valley Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Bannen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Adaline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loudenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Glen Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Wadestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Miracle Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Hagans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Wana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Smithtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Maple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saint Cloud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Blacksville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 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 Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Gladesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Threefork Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Oreide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Pruntytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Fetterman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Brydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Astor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Atwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Big Moses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anthem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Hundred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Round Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Littleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Barker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Fairchance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Point Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Morris Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- New Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Jollytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ashtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- New Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Spraggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Nettle Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Mount Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Aleppo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Higbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Dunkard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rachel, see our County-by-County Page for Rachel.
Cemeteries Near Rachel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rachel.
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 Rachel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rachel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- View Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blackshere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunny View Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barrickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parrish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (611 more) ...
- Meyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whetstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rachel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rachel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rachel, with the one closest to Rachel listed first.
- Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McClellan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McClellan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan
- Mannington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Festus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Festus is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Bingamon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bingamon is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingamon
- Sturms Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sturms Mill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturms Mill
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Everson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Everson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Thoburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Grangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rachel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rachel.
Newspapers Published in Rachel ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rachel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rachel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rachel.
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 helpful 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 Rachel:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Tyler 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> | 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- Rachel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rachel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |