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 Sycamore (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 Sycamore. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Sycamore is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Sycamore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sycamore:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Sycamore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Russet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Hur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Progress ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Wilsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Exchange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Gassaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Valley Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Newberne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Sand Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Meadowdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Fletcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Statts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
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- Odaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Wellford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Island Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Falling Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Vadis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- Birch River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Burnt House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Lawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cantwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Cokeleys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Roxalana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Reedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Walton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
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- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Windy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sycamore, see our County-by-County Page for Sycamore.
Cemeteries Near Sycamore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore.
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 Sycamore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sycamore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sturm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Husk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Zeke Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sycamore had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Altizer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
- Mount Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Arnoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Staten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Hur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Minnora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Normantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sycamore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sycamore.
Newspapers Published in Sycamore ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore.
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 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 Sycamore:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Sycamore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sycamore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |