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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 Romance (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 Romance. 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 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.

Romance is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.

Below are the counties that are near Romance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romance:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Romance)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Fletcher
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fletcher
      • From Romance to Fletcher
    • Kentuck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kenna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Statts Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairplain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairplain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
      • Fairplain is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairplain
      • From Romance to Fairplain
    • Hereford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hereford
      • From Romance to Hereford
    • Ripley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Angerona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angerona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
      • Angerona is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angerona
      • From Romance to Angerona
    • Liverpool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meadowdale
      • From Romance to Meadowdale
    • Huntsville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Jackson County
    • Flatwoods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Dartmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
      • Dartmont is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dartmont
      • From Romance to Dartmont
    • Emmons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
      • Emmons is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmons
      • From Romance to Emmons
    • Grippe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grippe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
      • Grippe is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grippe
      • From Romance to Grippe
    • Ashford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rumble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brushton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cabell County
    • Culloden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Pink
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oka
      • From Romance to Oka
    • Beech
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beech
      • From Romance to Beech
    • Rocksdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocksdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
      • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rocksdale
      • From Romance to Rocksdale
    • Mudfork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Orma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Arnoldsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hur
      • From Romance to Hur
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Clay County
    • Procious
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elkhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkhurst
      • From Romance to Elkhurst
    • Valley Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dink
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dink
      • From Romance to Dink
    • Spread
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Gould
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould
      • From Romance to Gould
    • Lydia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lydia
      • From Romance to Lydia
  • Kanawha County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Grimms Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Baden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Southside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brighton
      • From Romance to Brighton
    • Letart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatrock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
      • Arlee is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arlee
      • From Romance to Arlee
    • Fivemile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivemile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
      • Fivemile is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fivemile
      • From Romance to Fivemile
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sigman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigman
      • From Romance to Sigman
    • Paradise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Poca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <2>
    • Raymond City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Morgans Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Red House
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Winfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <2>
    • Scott Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Romance to Midway
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Cicerone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Roane County
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Walton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Flint Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Zona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zona
      • From Romance to Zona
    • Rushville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Romance to Rushville
    • Kester ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
      • Kester is located in Roane County
    • Looneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Roane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <2>
    • Roxalana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Graux
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
      • Graux is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graux
      • From Romance to Graux
    • Spencer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Wirt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Peewee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lucile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lucile
      • From Romance to Lucile
    • Windy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creston
      • From Romance to Creston
    • Burning Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.
    • Letart Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plants
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plants. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plants
      • From Romance to Plants
    • Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorcas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Racine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
    • Spiller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Romance, see our County-by-County Page for Romance.

Cemeteries Near Romance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romance.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Romance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.

  • Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fields Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mangus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Koontz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koontz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koontz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery 1
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery 1
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery 1 have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dawson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Berry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blackshire Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackshire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Romance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Romance.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Romance, with the one closest to Romance listed first.

  • Carney ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Kanawha County
  • Island Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
    • Goldtown is located in Jackson County
  • Kentuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sissonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blundon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blundon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
    • Blundon is located in Kanawha County
  • Cicerone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kettle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
    • Kettle is located in Roane County
  • Kenna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Higby ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
    • Higby is located in Roane County
  • Pocatalico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocatalico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
    • Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
  • Legg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
    • Legg is located in Kanawha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Legg
    • From Romance to Legg
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    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Roane County
    • Ryan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Roane County
    • Belgrove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
      • Belgrove is located in Jackson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Romance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Romance.

Newspapers Published in Romance ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Romance.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Romance, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Romance.

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 Romance:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Romance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Romance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Romance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Romance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5975, Longitude: -81.5985    









 

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