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 Spangler (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 Spangler. 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 hospitals 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.
Spangler 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 Spangler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spangler:
- Randolph County (The home county of Spangler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Elkwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Valley Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Monterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Huttonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Florence ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Helvetia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Junior
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Belington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Audra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Clements ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Falls Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Duffy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Dry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Circleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Slaty Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thornwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Wildell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Cass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arbovale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sitlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Edray
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Frost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Thorny Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Queens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Kanawha Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilsontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Hacker Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ralph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Orndoff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Replete
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Upperglade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Hightown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Meadowdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spangler, see our County-by-County Page for Spangler.
Cemeteries Near Spangler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spangler.
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 Spangler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spangler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stainaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crouch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pickens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hauchen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helvetia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varner Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Spangler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spangler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spangler, with the one closest to Spangler listed first.
- Elkwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Valley Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Blue Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Huttonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Huff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Helvetia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palace Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Hemlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cassity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Selbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spangler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spangler.
Newspapers Published in Spangler ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spangler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spangler, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spangler.
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 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 Spangler:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Lewis County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Highland 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 Spangler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spangler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |