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 Rock Cliff (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 Rock Cliff. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Cliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Cliff:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Rock Cliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Kieffer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Crawley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charmco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Rainelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Crichton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Spring Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Meadow Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Hilton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Clifftop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Clifty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Keeneys Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Wolfcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hollywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Odell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Saxman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Runa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Nettie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Abraham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Royal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Terry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Piney View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Clifftop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Stanaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Riffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hilldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Brooklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Buck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Packs Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Alleghany County (VA)
- Moss Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Cliff, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Cliff.
Cemeteries Near Rock Cliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Cliff.
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 Rock Cliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Cliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Old Amwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- At The End Of The Trail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wallace Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suttle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Suttle is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342096 <2>
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Penile Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rock Cliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Cliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Cliff, with the one closest to Rock Cliff listed first.
- Rupert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Hughart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grassy Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Friars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Spring Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Cliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Cliff.
Newspapers Published in Rock Cliff ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Cliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Cliff, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Cliff.
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 helpful 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 Rock Cliff:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster County
- Alleghany 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Cliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rock Cliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |