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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about School House. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added School House to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with School House, please Contact Us.
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 School House (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 School House. 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 School House ...
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.
Another variation: Schoolhouse.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of School House is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near School House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to School House:
- Jackson County (The home county of School House)
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skull Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Fairplain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Island Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Legg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Letart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hartford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Arbuckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pliny
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Paradise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Fraziers Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Flint Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Peewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Pratts Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Coolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Bladen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Letart Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Keno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Redbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to School House, see our County-by-County Page for School House.
Cemeteries Near School House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of School House.
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 School House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for School House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Ankrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jackson County Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sayre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Douglass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plants Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Evergreen Cemetery
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (845 more) ...
- Cottageville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
School House itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from School House, with the one closest to School House listed first.
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ripley Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Cottageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Letart Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Saxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Antiquity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around School House. See our List of 1890's Communities around School House.
Newspapers Published in School House ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around School House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of School House, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for School House.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to School House:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 School House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- School House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |