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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Simons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Simons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Simons, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Simons (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 Simons. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Simons is historic, it would have been located within present day Barbour 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 Barbour County: Harrison, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Simons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simons:
- Barbour County (The home county of Simons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Tygart Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Wellington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Pepper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Philippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Audra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Adaland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Meriden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clements ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Vannoys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Knawl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Orlando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Big Isaac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Doak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Anmoore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- McWhorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Despard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Adamston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Gore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Jane Lew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Lightburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cox Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Valley Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Whitehall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Monongah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Helens Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Palatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Monongalia County
- Smithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Macomber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Threefork Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Tunnelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tigheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Leadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Canfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Astor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Pruntytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Fetterman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Oreide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- West Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porterwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Teter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Reger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Buckhannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gormley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Overhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Excelsior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Sand Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Webster County
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simons, see our County-by-County Page for Simons.
Cemeteries Near Simons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simons.
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 Simons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oreslip Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Audra.
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <4>
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Philippi.
- The Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Philippi Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188923 <4>
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDermott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Simons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simons, with the one closest to Simons listed first.
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Overfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Pepper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Pecks Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Philippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruraldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Romines Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Astor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buckhannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vannoys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simons.
Newspapers Published in Simons ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simons, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simons.
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 helpful 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 Simons:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Simons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |