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 Topins Grove (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 Topins Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Topins Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Topins Grove: Topins Grv.
- While the name of this community is Topins Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Topins Grove may originally have been Topin's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Topins Grove might be written as Topin Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Topins Grove is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Topins Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Topins Grove:
- Jackson County (The home county of Topins Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Willowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Browning ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Wilding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Rocksdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Freed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- West Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Flatrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Horseneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Willow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Putnam County
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Oxbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Reedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Zona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Graux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Windy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Lucile
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Burning Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Mineral Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Leachtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Youba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Beebe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Pratts Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Guysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Carsey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Armadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Carlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plants
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Redbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Fillmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Belpre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <2>
- Decaturville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Harmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Topins Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Topins Grove.
Cemeteries Near Topins Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Topins Grove.
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 Topins Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Topins Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Logston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shafer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vanhorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (803 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Braham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Topins Grove had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Topins Grove, with the one closest to Topins Grove listed first.
- Willowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Jerrys Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
- Lone Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Nesselroad ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nesselroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Lowdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowdell is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Manganese ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manganese is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- Long Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murraysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Topins Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Topins Grove.
Newspapers Published in Topins Grove ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Topins Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Topins Grove, 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 Topins Grove.
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 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 Topins Grove:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Topins Grove, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Topins Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |