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 Shadyside (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 Shadyside. 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 Shadyside ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Shady Side.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shadyside. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shadyside.
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 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.
Shadyside is located in Braxton 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 Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Shadyside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shadyside:
- Braxton County (The home county of Shadyside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Gassaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wilsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Clem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Herold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Progress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Oka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Arnoldsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Russet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Widen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Dink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Spread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Valley Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Elkhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Shock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stouts Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Truebada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Wellford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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- Apgah ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Duffy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alkires Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Birch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Donald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Tipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
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- Nettie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Burnt House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Pigeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Roxalana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Kester ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
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- Looneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Triplett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Kanawha Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Rock Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Frenchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Erbacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Replete
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Halo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Cowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Camden-on-Gauley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Excelsior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Welch Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hacker Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upperglade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shadyside, see our County-by-County Page for Shadyside.
Cemeteries Near Shadyside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shadyside.
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 Shadyside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shadyside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Otter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shadyside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shadyside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shadyside, with the one closest to Shadyside listed first.
- Frametown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Little Otter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Herold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Progress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- German ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shadyside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shadyside.
Newspapers Published in Shadyside ...
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 Shadyside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shadyside, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shadyside.
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 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 Shadyside:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Upshur County
- Webster 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | 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- Shadyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Shadyside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |