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 Trainer (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 Trainer. 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 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.
Trainer is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Trainer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trainer:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Trainer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Neola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Oscar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Loveridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Anthony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Frankford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Brink ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- White Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Sunlight
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Nicholas County
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Edray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Sitlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Cass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slaty Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Moss Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Low Moor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Iron Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rich Patch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Carloover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Mitchelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Bolar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Burnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Millboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Botetourt County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Strom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Gala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Oriskany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Clover Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Rockbridge County (VA)
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trainer, see our County-by-County Page for Trainer.
Cemeteries Near Trainer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trainer.
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 Trainer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trainer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Watts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Messir Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sively Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoke Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Kellison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Trainer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trainer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trainer, with the one closest to Trainer listed first.
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Callison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Callison is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sue is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue
- Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alvon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
- Marlinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trainer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trainer.
Newspapers Published in Trainer ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trainer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trainer, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trainer.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Trainer:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Rockbridge 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 Trainer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Trainer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |