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 Tappan (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 Tappan. 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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tappan is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia & Preston.
Below are the counties that are near Tappan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tappan:
- Taylor County (The home county of Tappan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Oreide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Astor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Pepper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Valley Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Big Isaac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Saltwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
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- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Spelter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
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- Despard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Anmoore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
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- Stonewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Jane Lew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Lightburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Hammond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
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- Palatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
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- Helens Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Little Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Hagans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Laurel Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
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- Cassville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
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- Granville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
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- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
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- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
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- Threefork Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
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- Arthurdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
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- Macomber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
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- Kingwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowlesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Albright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Tigheville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
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- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
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- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Teter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
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- Swamp Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Buckhannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
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- Gormley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
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- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Fairchance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Atlantic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Morris Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Jollytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Mount Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Spraggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Dilliner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Ashtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Gump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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- New Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tappan, see our County-by-County Page for Tappan.
Cemeteries Near Tappan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tappan.
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 Tappan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tappan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Janes Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nuzum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nuzum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (559 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shinns Run Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<2>
While we didn't find Tappan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tappan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- McGee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Oreide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Boothsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Meadland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Bentons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentons Ferry
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Pruntytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Fetterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Monongah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tappan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tappan.
Newspapers Published in Tappan ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tappan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tappan, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tappan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tappan:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Tappan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tappan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |