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 Shegon (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 Shegon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Shegon is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Shegon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shegon:
- Logan County (The home county of Shegon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Troy Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Holden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Whitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Fort Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Switzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Clothier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Jeffrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Greenview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Ramage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Turtle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Low Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Harts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- East ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sweetland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Wyoming City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Dingess
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Greyeagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Montcoal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Wilsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Kiahsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- East Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Effie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Cub City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Baileysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Stoneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Lovely
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Debord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Buskirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Freeburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Huddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Canada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shegon, see our County-by-County Page for Shegon.
Cemeteries Near Shegon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shegon.
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 Shegon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shegon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baisden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fillinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sturgell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (883 more) ...
- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Shegon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shegon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shegon, with the one closest to Shegon listed first.
- Oilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Man
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Christian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Spurlockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Warfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shegon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shegon.
Newspapers Published in Shegon ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shegon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shegon, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shegon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shegon:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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 Shegon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Shegon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |