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 Triune (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 Triune. 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.
Triune is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Triune. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triune:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Triune)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Little Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Hagans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Baker Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Adaland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Valley Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pepper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Kalamazoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Wellington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Elk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Meadowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Spelter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Despard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Anmoore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rivesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Barrackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Reedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Randolph County
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Fetterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Oreide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Flemington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Hutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Point Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Masontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Shoaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Elliottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Dunkard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Mount Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Fordyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Gump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Jollytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ceylon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Nemacolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Triune, see our County-by-County Page for Triune.
Cemeteries Near Triune ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triune.
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 Triune - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Triune covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (510 more) ...
- Robe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McConkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Triune in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Triune.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Triune, with the one closest to Triune listed first.
- Clinton Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Halleck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Forksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Little Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Uffington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Lowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Opekiska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Rivesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Triune. See our List of 1890's Communities around Triune.
Newspapers Published in Triune ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triune.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triune, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Triune.
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 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 Triune:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Triune, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triune) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |