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 Spruce Valley (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 Spruce Valley. 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 Spruce Valley ...
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 Spruce Valley: Spruce Vly. (or less commonly used: Spruce Vally. or Spruce Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spruce Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spruce Valley.
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 northeast 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 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.
Spruce Valley is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Spruce Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spruce Valley:
- Logan County (The home county of Spruce Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Sodom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Braeholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Accoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Kistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mallory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Clothier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Hewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Jeffrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ramage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Bim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Greenview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Bob White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Cazy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Elkridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Pax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- McDunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Powellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Winifrede
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Marmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Witcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Alkol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Harts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- East ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Yawkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Wewanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Priestley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Tango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Wyoming City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Davy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Iaeger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Dingess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Musick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Baisden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Wharncliffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Montcoal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Redbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Cove Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Doane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Kopperston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Baileysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Keyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Buskirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Toler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- South Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Belfry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spruce Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Spruce Valley.
Cemeteries Near Spruce Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spruce Valley.
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 Spruce Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spruce Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yolyn Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (860 more) ...
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Spruce Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spruce Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spruce Valley, with the one closest to Spruce Valley listed first.
- Hewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Van
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Man
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chapmanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oceana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spruce Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spruce Valley.
Newspapers Published in Spruce Valley ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spruce Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spruce Valley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spruce Valley.
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 Spruce Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Spruce Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spruce Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |