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 Raines Corner (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 Raines Corner. 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 Raines Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Raines Corner: Raines Cor. (or less commonly used: Raines Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Raines Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Raines Corner may originally have been Raine's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Raines Corner might be written as Raine Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Raines Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raines Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Raines Corner is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Raines Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raines Corner:
- Monroe County (The home county of Raines Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Wikel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Ballard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wolfcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Alderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fort Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Ronceverte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Willowton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Blake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Abraham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Bargers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hilldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Bellepoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- True
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Brooklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Bland County (VA)
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Kire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lurich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Glen Lyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Sundance Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Prices Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Bennetts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Merrimac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Parrott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radford City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raines Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Raines Corner.
Cemeteries Near Raines Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raines Corner.
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 Raines Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raines Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <3>
- Kire Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Raines Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raines Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raines Corner, with the one closest to Raines Corner listed first.
- Rock Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Lillydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Assurance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Lindside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Johnson Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Crimson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Keenan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keenan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan
- Ballard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raines Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raines Corner.
Newspapers Published in Raines Corner ...
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 Raines Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raines Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raines Corner.
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 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 Raines Corner:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Raines Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Raines Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |