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 Toney (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 Toney. 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 and doctors 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.
Toney is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Toney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toney:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Toney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Harts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hamlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Turtle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Layville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Hewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Dodson Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Jeffrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Salt Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Pea Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Tornado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rock Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Sattes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- South Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Troy Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Peach Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Dingess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Chattaroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Hurricane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Teays Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Packsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Wilsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Nestlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Doane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Armilda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Effie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Louisa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Ben Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Hode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Debord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- South Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Toler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- McCarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toney, see our County-by-County Page for Toney.
Cemeteries Near Toney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toney.
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 Toney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lily Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (924 more) ...
- Ferrellsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Toney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toney, with the one closest to Toney listed first.
- Chapmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Spurlockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Hewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Myra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Griffithsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toney.
Newspapers Published in Toney ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toney, 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 Toney.
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 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 Toney:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike 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 Toney, 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- Toney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |