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 Marys (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 Marys. 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 Marys ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Marys: St. Marys
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Marys. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Marys.
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 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.
Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County and is the County Seat.
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 Pleasants County: Washington (OH), Ritchie, Tyler & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Marys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Marys:
- Pleasants County (The home county of Saint Marys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- DeLong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Horseneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Willow Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Freed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Duckworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- New Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Doak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- League
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pennsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Cokeleys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Friendly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- McKim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Adonis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Paden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Big Moses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Minnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- New Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Proctor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Windy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Dallison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Valley Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
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- North Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Kanawha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leachtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Parkersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Fly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County (OH)
- Hackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
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- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Harriettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
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- Crooked Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Newell Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Deucher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Steel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Yankeeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Sandhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Matamoras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Marys, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Marys.
Cemeteries Near Saint Marys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Marys.
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 Marys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Marys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (676 more) ...
- Murdock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Saint Marys had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Marys had a population of 1,757 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Marys, with the one closest to Saint Marys listed first.
- Vaucluse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- DeLong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Calcutta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Spring Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Newell Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schultz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Deucher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Marys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Marys.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Marys ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Marys.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Marys. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Marys and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Marys.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Saint Marys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saint Marys:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pleasants County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington 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 Saint Marys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Saint Marys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |