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 Robertsburg (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 Robertsburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Robertsburg is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Robertsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robertsburg:
- Putnam County (The home county of Robertsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Fraziers Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sigman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Culloden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Yates Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Salt Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Guyandotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Kenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Nitro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Sissonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Legg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Tornado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Island Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Garretts Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Portersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Alum Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Priestley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sweetland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Sod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- West Hamlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Yawkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Arlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Flatrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Cicerone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Flint Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Zona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Bladen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Westbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kerr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Patriot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Athalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Greasy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Proctorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Aid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Linnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sherritts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Letart Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middleport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welshtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Bashan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robertsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Robertsburg.
Cemeteries Near Robertsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robertsburg.
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 Robertsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robertsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Atkeson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pliny Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Promise Land Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (746 more) ...
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Robertsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robertsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robertsburg, with the one closest to Robertsburg listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Pliny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Extra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Veranda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Veranda is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
- Fraziers Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Red House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robertsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robertsburg.
Newspapers Published in Robertsburg ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robertsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robertsburg, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robertsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Robertsburg:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs 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 Robertsburg, 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 from Point A (ie- Robertsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |