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 (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. 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 ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rollins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins may originally have been Rollin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rollins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rollins.
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 is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Rollins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins:
- Mason County (The home county of Rollins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Letart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Arbuckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Fivemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Grimms Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Arlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ravenswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hereford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Skull Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Kenna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sattes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Pliny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Eleanor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Flint Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Reedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Youba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Cheshire
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Gallipolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Mills Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Bladen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Kerr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Athalia
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Greasy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Scottown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Letart Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Middleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins.
Cemeteries Near Rollins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Yauger Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79556 <4>
- Baden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eddy Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (802 more) ...
- Leon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rollins had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Beech Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Gunville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Couch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ambrosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Arbuckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- School House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Letart Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins.
Newspapers Published in Rollins ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton 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 from Point A (ie- Rollins) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |