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 Red Hill (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 Red Hill. 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 and hospitals 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.
Red Hill is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:
- Wood County (The home county of Red Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Kanawha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- North Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
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- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Leachtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Freed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
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- Willowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
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- Neptune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Skull Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
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- Odaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Wilding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Rusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Cantwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- League
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Reedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Plum Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Burning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Lucile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Youba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Stewart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Guysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Armadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Spiller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Racine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Chesterhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Todds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Hackney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Neelysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Wrightstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
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- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Harriettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dexter City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Sandhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Harmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Grand View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Redbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill.
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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Red Hill UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poor Farm Cemetery
- Vandevier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dils Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tracewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ross - McCardle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Red Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Boreman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Tallyho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Davisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davisville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Parkersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mineral Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Polandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polandale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polandale
- Fountain Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
- Slate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.
Newspapers Published in Red Hill ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Red Hill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington 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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |