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 Surveyor (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 Surveyor. 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 and hospitals 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.
Surveyor is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Surveyor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Surveyor:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Surveyor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Tolleys
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Fairdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mabscott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- MacArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Slab Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Stotesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Rocklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Bald Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Elk Run Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Barrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Twilight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Pondco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Sylvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Prince
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- McKendree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Quinnimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Ronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Handley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hollygrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Cabin Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Hugheston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Braeholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Sodom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Wylo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Man
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Northfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Big Four
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Davy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Anawalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Lashmeet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matoaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Montcalm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Johnston Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bramwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coopers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Pipestem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- True
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Buck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hilldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Mullens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kopperston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Keyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oceana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Clear Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Fanny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Woosley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Surveyor, see our County-by-County Page for Surveyor.
Cemeteries Near Surveyor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Surveyor.
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 Surveyor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Surveyor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snuffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tulliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Athey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cannaday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Covey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Surveyor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Surveyor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Surveyor, with the one closest to Surveyor listed first.
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Matville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Cirtsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- McGraws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Daniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Saulsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shady Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Surveyor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surveyor.
Newspapers Published in Surveyor ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Surveyor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Surveyor, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Surveyor.
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 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 Surveyor:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Surveyor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Surveyor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |