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 Tallmans (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 Tallmans. 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 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.
Tallmans is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Tallmans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tallmans:
- Wood County (The home county of Tallmans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
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- Blennerhassett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
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- Wesley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
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- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Mineral Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Willowdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Medina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Odaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Letart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Willow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- DeLong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Petroleum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Oxbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Roane County
- Reedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Youba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Beebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Big Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Guysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Armadale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Pratts Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hocking County (OH)
- Orbiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spiller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Plants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
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- Morgan County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Stockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Todds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Wrightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Hackney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McConnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Churchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tallmans, see our County-by-County Page for Tallmans.
Cemeteries Near Tallmans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tallmans.
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 Tallmans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tallmans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDougle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meldahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Munchmeyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beckwith Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Hocking Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (790 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Tallmans in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tallmans.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tallmans, with the one closest to Tallmans listed first.
- Scott ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Armenia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Armenia is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Hocking
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New England is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Porterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Youba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Lubeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Eli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Dombey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dombey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dombey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Hockingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tallmans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tallmans.
Newspapers Published in Tallmans ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tallmans.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tallmans, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tallmans.
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 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 Tallmans:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington 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> | 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 Tallmans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tallmans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |