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 Saint Albans (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 Saint Albans. 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 Saint Albans ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Albans: St. Albans
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Albans. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Albans.
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 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.
Saint Albans is located in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Albans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Albans:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Saint Albans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sattes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tornado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Cross Lanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loudendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- South Ruffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Emmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dartmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Harless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Julian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Brushton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Easly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Nellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sarah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Melissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Crown City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Fayette County
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Romance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fairplain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Alum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Alkol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Hamlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Myra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Banco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Grimms Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Apple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Hogsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Morgans Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Poca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scott Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Teays Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eleanor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Cicerone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Nestlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Bladen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Athalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Albans, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Albans.
Cemeteries Near Saint Albans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Albans.
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 Saint Albans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Albans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Cunningham Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bangor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- College Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Teays Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutherland - White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burdette Lilly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Lilly Cemetery
- The Burdette Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thacker Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (873 more) ...
- Thurston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brick 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Albans had a population of 1,375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Albans had a population of 9,763 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Albans, with the one closest to Saint Albans listed first.
- Sattes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Tornado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Scary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Mound ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Poca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garretts Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Rocky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Teays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Albans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Albans.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Albans ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Albans.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Albans. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Albans and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Albans.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Saint Albans.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Saint Albans:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wayne County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Saint Albans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Albans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |