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 Ringgold (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 Ringgold. 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.
Ringgold is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Ringgold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ringgold:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Ringgold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
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- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Morgantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Smithtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Star City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Baker Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
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- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
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- Cheat Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Clemtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Kasson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Valley Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Berryburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pepper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Kalamazoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Vannoys Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Wellington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Meadowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Lumberport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Spelter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Despard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Gore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Anmoore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Neel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Hoodsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Fairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Barrackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Grant Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Heathers Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Fetterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Oreide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Flemington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Hutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Point Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Fairchance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Haydentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Masontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Shoaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Elliottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Dunkard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Ceylon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fordyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Spraggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Nemacolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Gump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Carmichaels
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ringgold, see our County-by-County Page for Ringgold.
Cemeteries Near Ringgold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ringgold.
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 Ringgold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ringgold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nuce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Ringgold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ringgold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Uffington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Clinton Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Dellslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Morgantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halleck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Lowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Opekiska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ringgold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ringgold.
Newspapers Published in Ringgold ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringgold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ringgold, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ringgold.
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 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 Ringgold:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ringgold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ringgold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |