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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 Three Churches (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 Three Churches. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Three Churches is located in Hampshire County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Three Churches. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Churches:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Churches, see our County-by-County Page for Three Churches.

Cemeteries Near Three Churches ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Churches.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Churches covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Churches, with the one closest to Three Churches listed first.

  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reece Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frankfort Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankfort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carr Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Meter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Meter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eusiva Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eusiva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eusiva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mineral Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Mountaindale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountaindale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountaindale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Three Churches had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Churches, with the one closest to Three Churches listed first.

  • Barnes Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
    • Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Hampshire County
  • Higginsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wapocomo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wapocomo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
    • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wapocomo
    • From Three Churches to Wapocomo
  • Donaldson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Romney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Gap ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
    • Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
  • Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Slanesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Levels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
    • Levels is located in Hampshire County
  • Pleasantdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North River Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
      • Green Spring is located in Hampshire County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Churches. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Churches.

Newspapers Published in Three Churches ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Churches.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Churches, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Churches.

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 either 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 Three Churches:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Churches. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Churches) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Churches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4017, Longitude: -78.6540    
<5>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.
<6>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 Three Churches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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