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 Rollins Branch (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 Rollins Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Rollins Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Rollins Branch: Rollins Br. (or less commonly used: Rollins Brnch.)
- While the name of this community is Rollins Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins Branch may originally have been Rollin's Branch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rollins Branch might be written as Rollin Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Rollins Branch is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Rollins Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins Branch:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Rollins Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Kopperston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Keyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Clear Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sun Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Mullensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Uno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Fanny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Pondco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Twilight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Kohlsaat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Marnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Cazy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Pax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- White Oak Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Elkridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Harvey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Powellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Wriston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Braeholm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Wylo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Switzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Omar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Davy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Welch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Big Four
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iaeger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Keystone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Kyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Coaldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Matoaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Lashmeet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Redbird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Pineknob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Arnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stickney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Zada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Montcoal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Slab Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Tolleys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Helen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Majestic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins Branch.
Cemeteries Near Rollins Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins Branch.
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 Rollins Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Workman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78339 <4>
- Accord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Accord Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77519 <4>
- Continue List (608 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Daniels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Rollins Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollins Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins Branch, with the one closest to Rollins Branch listed first.
- Oceana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Crany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Rock View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- McGraws
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Sun Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Saulsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Redbird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newfound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Christian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins Branch.
Newspapers Published in Rollins Branch ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins Branch, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rollins Branch:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rollins Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rollins Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |