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 Schilling (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 Schilling. 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.
Schilling is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Schilling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schilling:
- Roane County (The home county of Schilling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Graux
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Millard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kester ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Clem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Progress ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Wilsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Frametown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Strange Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Rockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Herold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Pink
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rocksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Arnoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Hur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Oka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Russet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Mudfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Big Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Lydia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Dink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Bomont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Gould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Elkhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Ira
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Spread
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Stumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Shock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Liverpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fletcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Hereford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Meadowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fairplain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Odaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Wellford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Island Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Clendenin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Youngs Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Aarons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Elkview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Three Mile
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Sissonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jarretts Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Mason County
- Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Oxbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Cisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Burnt House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Rusk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cokeleys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Lawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meigs County (OH)
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schilling, see our County-by-County Page for Schilling.
Cemeteries Near Schilling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schilling.
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 Schilling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schilling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- McKown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coe - Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (719 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Schilling had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schilling, with the one closest to Schilling listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Speed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pink
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Gandeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rocksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Millard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Reedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schilling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schilling.
Newspapers Published in Schilling ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schilling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schilling, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schilling.
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 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 Schilling:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs 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 Schilling, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schilling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |