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 Saltpetre (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 Saltpetre. 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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Saltpetre is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Saltpetre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saltpetre:
- Wayne County (The home county of Saltpetre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Effie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Fort Gay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
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- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Hodges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Reid
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Sarah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Fudges Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
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- Ona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Wewanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Harts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- West Hamlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hamlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sweetland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Whirlwind
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
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- Big Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Troy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Greyeagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
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- Kermit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Chattaroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
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- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Lockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Boltsfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Princess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Cliffside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Normal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Jeriel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Beetle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beetle is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Hitchins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Grayson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Pactolus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Elliott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Bruin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Isonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Ibex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Newfoundland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Auxier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Hunnewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Danleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Lowmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nippa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Tutor Key
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Wittensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Flatgap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County (KY)
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- Sitka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County (KY)
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- Thelma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Butcher Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County (KY)
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- Volga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Louisa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Smoky Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Busseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Magoffin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Lacey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Painters Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Hode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Debord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Morgan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sybene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Coal Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saltpetre, see our County-by-County Page for Saltpetre.
Cemeteries Near Saltpetre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saltpetre.
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 Saltpetre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saltpetre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Lynch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- See Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cartmill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (877 more) ...
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Saltpetre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saltpetre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saltpetre, with the one closest to Saltpetre listed first.
- Effie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fort Gay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Busseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saltpetre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saltpetre.
Newspapers Published in Saltpetre ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saltpetre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saltpetre, 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 Saltpetre.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saltpetre:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Saltpetre, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saltpetre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |