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 Tygart Glen (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 Tygart Glen. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tygart Glen is located in Barbour 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 Barbour County: Harrison, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Tygart Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tygart Glen:
- Barbour County (The home county of Tygart Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Philippi
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meriden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Elk City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Tygart Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Vannoys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clemtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Big Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Craigmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Anmoore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Stonewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Despard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Nutter Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Lost Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saltwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- McWhorter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Adamston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Jane Lew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Lightburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cox Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Valley Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Neel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Eldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Samaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Watson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Palatine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Monongah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Smithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Threefork Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Rowlesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Arthurdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Reedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tigheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Midvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whyte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Leadsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Elkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Canfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Cassity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Brydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Porterwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Coketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Elk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Pierce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Teter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Excelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Buckhannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Queens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Adrian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tygart Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Tygart Glen.
Cemeteries Near Tygart Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tygart Glen.
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 Tygart Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tygart Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Philippi.
- The Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Philippi Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188923 <2>
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Drain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Sayre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Tygart Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tygart Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tygart Glen, with the one closest to Tygart Glen listed first.
- Philippi
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elk City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Vannoys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Arden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clemtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pepper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Kalamazoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Nestorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nestorville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestorville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flora ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tygart Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tygart Glen.
Newspapers Published in Tygart Glen ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tygart Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tygart Glen, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tygart Glen.
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 Tygart Glen:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur 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 Tygart Glen, 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- Tygart Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |