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 Sulphur Springs (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 Sulphur Springs. 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 Sulphur Springs ...
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 Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Logan County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Holden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Switzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Peach Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jeffrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Powell Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Secoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Turtle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Low Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- East ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Yawkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Wyoming City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Dingess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Kermit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Wilsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Stonecoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- East Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Effie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Armilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Cub City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Clear Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Oceana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kopperston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Clifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Ben Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Lovely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Debord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Buskirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- South Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCarr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Belfry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Ransom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Huddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McAndrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.
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 Sulphur Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dempsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (865 more) ...
- Ooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baisden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Oilville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Chapmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Man
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Christian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Stonecoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cove Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Spurlockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Pinsonfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Sulphur Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |