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 Sheets Mills (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 Sheets Mills. 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 Sheets Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Sheets Mills: Sheets Mls. (or less commonly used: Sheets Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Sheets Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sheets Mills may originally have been Sheet's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sheets Mills might be written as Sheet Mills.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Sheets Mills is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Sheets Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheets Mills:
- Harrison County (The home county of Sheets Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- West Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- McWhorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Craigmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Quiet Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Tichenal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Anmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Stonewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Adamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- O'Neill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Pepper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Berryburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Tygart Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Philippi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Audra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Knawl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Napier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rollyson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Big Isaac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Doak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Saint Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Smithburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Conings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Sand Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Jane Lew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lightburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Valley Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Smith Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Cox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Alkires Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Alum Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Eldora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Big Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Worthington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Helens Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Monongah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garden Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Monongalia County
- Smithtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Preston County
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Midvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tigheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Womelsdorf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cassity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Toll Gate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Lawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Pullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Oreide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Pruntytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fetterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Knottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Big Moses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Teter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Abbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Overhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Swamp Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Excelsior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Sago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Frenchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Hoover Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Gormley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Tallmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheets Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Sheets Mills.
Cemeteries Near Sheets Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheets Mills.
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 Sheets Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheets Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stouts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Post Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norman 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sheets Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheets Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheets Mills, with the one closest to Sheets Mills listed first.
- West Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Goodhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodhope is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Lightburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Jane Lew
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craigmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Romines Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Jarvisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvisville
- Kincheloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kincheloe is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adamston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheets Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheets Mills.
Newspapers Published in Sheets Mills ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheets Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheets Mills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheets Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sheets Mills:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sheets Mills, 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- Sheets Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |