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 Sidneyville (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 Sidneyville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sidneyville is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Sidneyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sidneyville:
- Jackson County (The home county of Sidneyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Odaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Rocksdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Hur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Island Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Legg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wellford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Wills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Letart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Southside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Hartford City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Grimms Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ritchie County
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Flint Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cicerone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Triplett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Peewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Leachtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
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- Kanawha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Carsey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Bladen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Letart Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Redbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sidneyville, see our County-by-County Page for Sidneyville.
Cemeteries Near Sidneyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sidneyville.
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 Sidneyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sidneyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Boyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGraw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bicknell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (869 more) ...
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Sidneyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sidneyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sidneyville, with the one closest to Sidneyville listed first.
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silverton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Parchment Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ripley Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sidneyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sidneyville.
Newspapers Published in Sidneyville ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidneyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sidneyville, 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 Sidneyville.
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 Sidneyville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington 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 Sidneyville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sidneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |