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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 Smithfield (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 Smithfield. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Smithfield is located in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Smithfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithfield:
- Wetzel County (The home county of Smithfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Bane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Childs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Barbour County
- Pepper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- Conings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Lightburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jane Lew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Logansport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Big Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Katy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
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- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Monongah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Bannen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Rosbys Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Rocklick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Calis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
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- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Miracle Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Wana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hagans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Arnettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Smithtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Adlai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Sugar Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Pennsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ellenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Oreide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Flemington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Pruntytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Astor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Fetterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Brydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Big Moses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Blue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- McKim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Sistersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Belmont County (OH)
- Powhatan Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Clarington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Benwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Matamoras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- New Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Jollytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ashtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Aleppo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Higbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- McCracken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spraggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Ryerson Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Gump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Holbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithfield, see our County-by-County Page for Smithfield.
Cemeteries Near Smithfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithfield.
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 Smithfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Ice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pricetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chutes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Main Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wetzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Smithfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smithfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Folsom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Brink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Logansport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Rymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Sincerity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Seven Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithfield.
Newspapers Published in Smithfield ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithfield, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smithfield:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Smithfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |