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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 Tigheville (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 Tigheville. 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 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.

Tigheville is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Tigheville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Weaver
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gilman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Whyte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whyte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
      • Whyte is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whyte
      • From Tigheville to Whyte
    • Leadsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Womelsdorf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
      • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Canfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Midvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midvale
      • From Tigheville to Midvale
    • Pettit ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Randolph County
    • Cassity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cassity
      • From Tigheville to Cassity
    • Evenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
      • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evenwood
      • From Tigheville to Evenwood
  • Barbour County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Craigmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Quiet Dell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McWhorter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Anmoore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anmoore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anmoore
      • Anmoore is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anmoore <2>
    • Stonewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
      • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
    • Despard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Despard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
      • Despard is located in Harrison County
    • Nutter Fort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
      • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
    • Clarksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aberdeen
      • From Tigheville to Aberdeen
    • Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berlin
      • From Tigheville to Berlin
    • Garton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Jane Lew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Alkires Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Crawford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cox Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Smith Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Lightburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
      • Lightburn is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lightburn
      • From Tigheville to Lightburn
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Onego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Macksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
      • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Macksville
      • From Tigheville to Macksville
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Wildell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
      • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wildell
      • From Tigheville to Wildell
    • Durbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <2>
    • Frank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Thornwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Preston County
  • Taylor County
  • Tucker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Pleasant Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Porterwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hambleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendricks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Elk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Tucker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk
      • From Tigheville to Elk
    • Gladwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canaan Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Coketon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coketon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
      • Coketon is located in Tucker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coketon
      • From Tigheville to Coketon
    • Pierce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
    • Davis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tigheville, with the one closest to Tigheville listed first.
    • Swamp Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swamp Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
      • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swamp Run
      • From Tigheville to Swamp Run
    • Gormley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Excelsior
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
      • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sand Run
      • From Tigheville to Sand Run
    • Overhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Teter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
      • Teter is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Teter
      • From Tigheville to Teter
    • Queens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
      • Reger is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reger
      • From Tigheville to Reger
    • Tallmansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tenmile
      • From Tigheville to Tenmile
    • Buckhannon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sago
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Webster County

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

Cemeteries Near Tigheville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tigheville.

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 Tigheville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find Tigheville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tigheville.

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

  • Belington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leadsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whyte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whyte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
    • Whyte is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whyte
    • From Tigheville to Whyte
  • Talbott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
    • Talbott is located in Barbour County
  • Elkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmoth ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmoth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
    • Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Barbour County
  • Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
    • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
  • Kerens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
    • Kerens is located in Randolph County
  • Huffman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Huffman is located in Barbour County
  • Calhoun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhoun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Barbour County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Calhoun
    • From Tigheville to Calhoun
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    • Montrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Swamp Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swamp Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
      • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swamp Run
      • From Tigheville to Swamp Run
    • Middle Fork ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
      • Middle Fork is located in Randolph County

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

Newspapers Published in Tigheville ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tigheville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tigheville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tigheville.

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 Tigheville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tigheville. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Tigheville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tigheville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tigheville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9802, Longitude: -79.9206    









 

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