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 Sistersville (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 Sistersville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Sistersville is located in Tyler 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 Tyler County: Washington (OH), Doddridge, Monroe, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Sistersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sistersville:
- Tyler County (The home county of Sistersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Adonis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Paden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Middlebourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- McKim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Big Moses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Duckworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- West Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Doak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- Rymer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Adaline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Bannen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Rosbys Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Kausooth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Glen Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Moundsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- DeLong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Willow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pennsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- League
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Hannahdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Cornwallis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pullman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cokeleys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- New Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Barker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Captina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Powhatan Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Vadis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jacobsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Benwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mount Carrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Edwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Coats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Woodsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Harriettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Summerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Whigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Crooked Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mount Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Matamoras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Deucher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Wade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Steel Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Newell Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Lower Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Warner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sistersville, see our County-by-County Page for Sistersville.
Cemeteries Near Sistersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sistersville.
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 Sistersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sistersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mehrley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehrley Cemetery
- The Mehrley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fly Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Tuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42093 <2>
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Matamoras Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haythorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Archer's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sistersville had a population of 469 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sistersville had a population of 1,267 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sistersville, with the one closest to Sistersville listed first.
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Centerview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Pursley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pursley is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Wittens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wittens is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens
- Adonis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- New Matamoras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Trail Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Run is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run
- Alexis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Kidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kidwell is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwell
- Van Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Camp is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp
- Middlebourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Long Reach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sistersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sistersville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sistersville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sistersville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sistersville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sistersville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sistersville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Sistersville.
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 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 Sistersville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tyler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Wetzel County
- Wood County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Noble 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> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sistersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Sistersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |