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 Sue (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 Sue. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sue is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Sue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sue:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Sue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Neola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Falling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Frankford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Brink ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Loveridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Clendenenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unus is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
- Sunlight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Hollywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wolfcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Richwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Tolbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Thorny Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Frost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Low Moor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mountain Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mitchelltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Botetourt County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Strom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Haden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Oriskany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gala
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sue, see our County-by-County Page for Sue.
Cemeteries Near Sue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sue.
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 Sue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Watts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kellison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sue had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sue, with the one closest to Sue listed first.
- Alvon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Mapledale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Renicks Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
- Falling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Frankford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Jacox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacox
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Backbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Callaghan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Loveridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lobelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelia
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Friars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sue.
Newspapers Published in Sue ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sue, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sue.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sue:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- 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 Sue, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |