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 Stone Branch (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 Stone Branch. 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 Stone Branch ...
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 Stone Branch: Stone Br. (or less commonly used: Stone Brnch.)
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.
Stone Branch 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 Stone Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Branch:
- Logan County (The home county of Stone Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
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- Banco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Whirlwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Peach Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Hedgeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Troy Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- West Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Fort Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Turtle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Layville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Ramage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Washington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Clothier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Greenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Tornado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rock Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Marmet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- South Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Harts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- East ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Hamlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Dingess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Chattaroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matewan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sprigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Putnam County
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Montcoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Nestlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Doane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Armilda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Effie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Cub City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Kopperston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Lovely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Debord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- South Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Freeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Canada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Stone Branch.
Cemeteries Near Stone Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Branch.
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 Stone Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lily Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perrys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (903 more) ...
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Stone Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stone Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone Branch, with the one closest to Stone Branch listed first.
- Chapmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Spurlockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Jenks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Kiahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Griffithsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone Branch.
Newspapers Published in Stone Branch ...
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 Stone Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Branch, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Branch.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stone Branch:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin 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> | 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 Stone Branch, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |