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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Star Settlement. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Star Settlement to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Star Settlement, please Contact Us.
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 Star Settlement (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 Star Settlement. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Star Settlement is historic, it would have been located within present day Ritchie 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 Ritchie County: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Star Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star Settlement:
- Ritchie County (The home county of Star Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Harrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Slab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Cokeleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Ellenboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwallis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cantwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- League
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- League is located in Ritchie County
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- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Progress ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Freed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Staten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Duckworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- New Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Newberne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Normantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tichenal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Hurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Vadis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lightburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Adlai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Schultz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Horseneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Sugar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- DeLong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Reedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Plum Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Big Moses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Minnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Burning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Lucile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Dallison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Leachtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkers Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Mineral Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Monroe County (OH)
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Newell Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Wade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Deucher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Yankeeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Sandhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Matamoras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Steel Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Gasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Grand View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Harmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Star Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Star Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Star Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star Settlement.
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 Star Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Star Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellenboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Star Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Star Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Star Settlement, with the one closest to Star Settlement listed first.
- Harrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Goffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Cantwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Ellenboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cornwallis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- League
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Star Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Star Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Star Settlement ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star Settlement, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star Settlement.
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 either 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 Star Settlement:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Ritchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Star Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Star Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |