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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 Sir Johns Run (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 Sir Johns Run. 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.

Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.

Below are the counties that are near Sir Johns Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sir Johns Run:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Sir Johns Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Bath
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Bath is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Berkeley Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Berryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Hancock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancock is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Woodmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodmont is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
    • Sleepy Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Doe Gully
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
    • Holton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Holton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Stotlers Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
    • Cherry Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Hansrote
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Hedgesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Falling Waters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Arden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Arden is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Bedington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bedington is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gerrardstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Baker Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
    • Darkesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
    • Inwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swan Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
    • Bunker Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Okonoko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
    • Good
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Good is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
    • Donaldson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Higginsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
    • Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Points is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
    • Slanesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
    • North River Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
    • Capon Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Churches
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
    • Ritters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Bardane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bardane is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
    • Middleway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepherdstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Ridgeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wiley Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Carpendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Fort Ashby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Allegany County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Little Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Green Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Keifers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
    • Town Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Flintstone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Oldtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Corriganville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
    • Ellerslie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Hancock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • Pearre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
    • Big Pool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clear Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Wilson - Conococheague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
    • Williamsport Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
    • Williamsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Huyett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
    • Halfway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Maugansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Bedford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Purcell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
    • Robinsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Beans Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
    • Rainsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Everett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Everett is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <1>
    • Breezewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Charlesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Ott Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
    • Mount Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
    • Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bedford is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
    • Graceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Graceville is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
    • Cooks Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Claylick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
    • Welsh Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
    • Cove Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
    • Mercersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Markes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
    • Fort Loudon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Milnor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
    • Rockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Williamson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Greencastle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cowans Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cowans Village is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
  • Fulton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Warfordsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
    • Covalt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
    • Needmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Emmaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
    • Sipes Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
    • Websters Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
    • Crystal Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Akersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
    • McConnellsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Clarke County (VA)
    • Wadesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.
    • Shockeysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
    • Collinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Siler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
    • Good
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
    • Cross Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Nordic Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
    • Rest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Grimes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
    • Welltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
    • Hayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sir Johns Run, see our County-by-County Page for Sir Johns Run.

Cemeteries Near Sir Johns Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sir Johns Run.

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 Sir Johns Run - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sir Johns Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.

  • Greenway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Michael Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Cacapon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock (MD).
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mahnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • St. Thomas Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sir Johns Run had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sir Johns Run, with the one closest to Sir Johns Run listed first.

  • Berkeley Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ridersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
  • Great Cacapon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
  • Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Orleans Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
  • Warfordsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Doe Gully
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
  • Buck Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buck Valley is located in Fulton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
  • Sleepy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
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    • Stotlers Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
    • Holton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Holton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Baxter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Baxter is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sir Johns Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sir Johns Run.

Newspapers Published in Sir Johns Run ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sir Johns Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sir Johns Run, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sir Johns Run.

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 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 Sir Johns Run:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sir Johns Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sir Johns Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.