Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sewell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sewell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sewell, 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 Sewell (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 Sewell. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sewell is historic, it would have been located within present day Fayette County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Sewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sewell:
- Fayette County (The home county of Sewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rush Run
- From Sewell to Rush Run
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Concho
- From Sewell to Concho
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonecliff
- From Sewell to Stonecliff
- Thurmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- Whitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Janie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orgas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- McRoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rainelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charmco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crichton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Quinwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crawley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kieffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Handley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eskdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Ronda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dry Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cabin Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- Creamery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creamery
- From Sewell to Creamery
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- Runa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Runa
- From Sewell to Runa
- Albion ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morrison
- From Sewell to Morrison
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tipton
- From Sewell to Tipton
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carl
- From Sewell to Carl
- Dixie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Odell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal
- From Sewell to Royal
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grandview
- From Sewell to Grandview
- Piney View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Abraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abraham
- From Sewell to Abraham
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanaford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Skelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifftop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brooklin
- From Sewell to Brooklin
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nimitz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Packs Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Hilldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilldale
- From Sewell to Hilldale
- Talcott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lowell
- From Sewell to Lowell
- Riffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riffe
- From Sewell to Riffe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sewell, see our County-by-County Page for Sewell.
Cemeteries Near Sewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sewell.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smailes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smailes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smailes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jennette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huse Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huse Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Layland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Amick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tyree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Shuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rider Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
Sewell itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sewell, with the one closest to Sewell listed first.
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Caperton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
- Caperton is located in Fayette County
- Beury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Gatewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Fayette County
- Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dimmock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
- Dimmock is located in Fayette County
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rush Run
- From Sewell to Rush Run
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Beauty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Beauty is located in Fayette County
- Thurmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonecliff
- From Sewell to Stonecliff
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sewell.
Newspapers Published in Sewell ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sewell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sewell, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sewell.
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 Sewell:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Sewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9970, Longitude: -81.0213 In this case, the coordinates for Sewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |