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 Russellville (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 Russellville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Russellville is primarily located in Fayette County. A portion of Russellville extends into 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Russellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russellville:
- Fayette County (The home county of Russellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Hilton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifftop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Keeneys Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Grayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Widen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Elkhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spread
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Crichton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Orient Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Quinwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rainelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Rupert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Crawley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Handley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hollygrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Eskdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Runa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Carl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Albion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Odell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nettie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Abraham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Piney View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Stanaford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- White Stick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Clifftop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Skelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Sprague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Jumping Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
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- Riffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Hilldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russellville, see our County-by-County Page for Russellville.
Cemeteries Near Russellville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russellville.
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 Russellville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Rider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jennette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smailes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Legg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Russellville had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nutterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Clifftop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
- Pool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mount Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Beauty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Keeneys Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caperton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russellville.
Newspapers Published in Russellville ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russellville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russellville, 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 Russellville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Russellville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Russellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |