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 Summers (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 Summers. 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 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.
Summers is located in Doddridge 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 Doddridge County: Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Summers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summers:
- Doddridge County (The home county of Summers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Burnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Exchange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Knawl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Freed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Conings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Normantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Reynoldsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- McWhorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Wilsonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
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- Lost Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Hurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Valley Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lightburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cox Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Jane Lew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Garton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Adlai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Schultz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- McKim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Big Moses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Adonis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Childs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- Dallison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Monroe County (OH)
- Fly
(29 miles [46.7 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 Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Wade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Deucher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Matamoras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Newell Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summers, see our County-by-County Page for Summers.
Cemeteries Near Summers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summers.
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 Summers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- South Branch East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Community Cemetery
- The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Lowther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Mt. Earnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Summers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summers, with the one closest to Summers listed first.
- Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Leopold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leopold is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Conings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Pullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Coxs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Saint Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Newberne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Duckworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summers.
Newspapers Published in Summers ...
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 Summers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summers, 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 Summers.
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 Summers:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Doddridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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 Summers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Summers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |