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 Smith Crossing (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 Smith Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Smith Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Smith Crossing: Smith Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smith Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Smith Crossing is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Crossing:
- Randolph County (The home county of Smith Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Leadsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Tigheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Junior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Valley Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Vannoys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Valley Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Clements ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Kasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Dobbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hopeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Craigmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Anmoore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Lost Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Despard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Nutter Fort
(30 miles [48.3 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
- McWhorter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Neel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Onego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Macomber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Sell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Rowlesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Threefork Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Salt Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Heathers Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Knottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Yates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Astor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gladwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Elk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Coketon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pierce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Swamp Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Sand Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Teter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Overhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Queens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Tallmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Smith Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Crossing.
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 Smith Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Rights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Collett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Barbour Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Smith Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Crossing, with the one closest to Smith Crossing listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Kerens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Whyte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Kirt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirt is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirt
- Flora ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Belington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Leadsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Texas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Texas is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Kalamazoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Smith Crossing ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Crossing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Smith Crossing:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Garrett 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 Smith Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Smith Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |