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 Thompson Town (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 Thompson Town. 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 hospitals 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.
Thompson Town is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Thompson Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson Town:
- Logan County (The home county of Thompson Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Hedgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilkinson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peach Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Fort Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Mitchell Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Manila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Jeffrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ramage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Greenview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Powell Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Turtle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Stark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Low Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Harts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Alkol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- East ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sweetland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Wyoming City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Dingess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Montcoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Naoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Wilsondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Cove Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Doane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Stonecoal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Kiahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Cub City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Stoneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Turkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Clifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Lovely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Inez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Debord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Buskirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Freeburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Belfry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ransom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Majestic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Huddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Canada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson Town, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson Town.
Cemeteries Near Thompson Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Town.
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 Thompson Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- George F. Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fillinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (880 more) ...
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Core Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Thompson Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson Town, with the one closest to Thompson Town listed first.
- Oilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Man
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Christian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Van
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Rural
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Bald Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Town.
Newspapers Published in Thompson Town ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Town, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thompson Town:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Thompson Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Thompson Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |