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 Teays (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 Teays. 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.
Teays is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Teays. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teays:
- Putnam County (The home county of Teays)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Teays Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Teays Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scott Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Eleanor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Red House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Emmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Harless
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Julian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Grippe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dodson Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Layville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Morrisvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Dartmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Lory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Ashford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Culloden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Barboursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Crown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Melissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fairplain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Fletcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Statts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Angerona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Nitro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Tornado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Elk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Garretts Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Alum Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priestley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Hamlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Myra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- West Hamlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Banco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Upland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Grimms Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hogsett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Fivemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Baden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Cicerone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Nestlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Bladen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Crown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Athalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scottown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Linnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Sybene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Willow Wood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teays, see our County-by-County Page for Teays.
Cemeteries Near Teays ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teays.
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 Teays - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teays covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- J L Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leadman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (871 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Culloden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Teays had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teays, with the one closest to Teays listed first.
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Culloden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Scary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Nye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Tornado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Red House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Teays. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teays.
Newspapers Published in Teays ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teays.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teays, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teays.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Teays:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Wayne County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence 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 Teays, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teays) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |