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 Ramsey (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 Ramsey. 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 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.
Ramsey 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 Ramsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramsey:
- Fayette County (The home county of Ramsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Leander
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Victor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Ansted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Grayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Joes Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Elk Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Keith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Orgas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Sylvester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Strange Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Spread
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Widen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Bomont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Porter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Crichton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Charmco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Orient Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rainelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Lile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Handley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Eskdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Albion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beech Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Runa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Zela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Odell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Muddlety
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Piney View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Prosperity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stanaford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Abraham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Skelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Stick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Sweeneyburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Clifftop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Roane County
- Pigeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramsey, see our County-by-County Page for Ramsey.
Cemeteries Near Ramsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramsey.
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 Ramsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ramsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Simms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jennette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Ramsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Leander
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mountain Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Albion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ansted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Gaymont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mount Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ramsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramsey.
Newspapers Published in Ramsey ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramsey, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramsey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ramsey:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Summers County
- Webster 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 Ramsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ramsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |