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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 Upper Tract (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 Upper Tract. 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 and doctors 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.

Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pendleton County: Augusta (VA), Highland (VA), Rockingham (VA), Grant, Hardy, Pocahontas & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Upper Tract. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Tract:

  • Pendleton County     (The home county of Upper Tract)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Kline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Pendleton County
    • Brushy Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
      • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
    • Ruddle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
      • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
    • Ketterman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketterman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
      • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
    • Macksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
      • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
    • Onego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
      • Onego is located in Pendleton County
    • Fort Seybert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brandywine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Propstburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
    • Circleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Zigler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zigler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
    • Dry Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
      • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
      • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Pansy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Grant County
    • Hopeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Dorcas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
      • Dorcas is located in Grant County
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymourville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seymourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
      • Seymourville is located in Grant County
    • Arthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Maysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Lahmansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lahmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
      • Lahmansville is located in Grant County
    • Greenland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Grant County
    • Medley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
    • Durgon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
    • Mathias
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Moorefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <2>
    • Fort Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Wildell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
      • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
    • Thornwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
      • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Harperton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harperton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
      • Harperton is located in Randolph County
    • Whitmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
      • Whitmer is located in Randolph County
    • Harman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryfork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wymer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
      • Wymer is located in Randolph County
    • Evenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
      • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
    • Pettit ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Randolph County
    • Canfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
      • Canfield is located in Randolph County
  • Tucker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Canaan Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canaan Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Valley
      • Canaan Valley is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan Valley <2>
    • Gladwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Tucker County
    • Elk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Tucker County
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coketon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coketon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
      • Coketon is located in Tucker County
    • Hendricks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Thomas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
    • Hambleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
      • Hambleton is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Pierce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Tucker County
    • Pleasant Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
      • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
    • Porterwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
      • Porterwood is located in Tucker County
    • Parsons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Augusta County (VA)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County (VA)
  • Highland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palo Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Possum Trot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
      • Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Hightown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Monterey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <2>
  • Rockingham County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Fulks Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
      • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Cootes Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Singers Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
      • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Turleytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Briery Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Cherry Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Clover Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Lilly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Hinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Ottobine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Broadway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
      • Broadway is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <2>
    • Coakley Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County (VA)
    • Green Mount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
      • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County (VA)
  • Shenandoah County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.
    • Orkney Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Mount Clifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Tract, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Tract.

Cemeteries Near Upper Tract ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Tract.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Tract covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.

  • Hevener Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Fork Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinkle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinkle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keister Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keister Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Keister Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Keister Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Brandywine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2607660 <4>
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corbin Snyder Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Corbin Snyder Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • The Corbin Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bennetts Run Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Caplinger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • South Branch Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Branch Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Branch Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanagan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Upper Tract had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Tract, with the one closest to Upper Tract listed first.

  • Kline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
    • Kline is located in Pendleton County
  • Brushy Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
    • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Ruddle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
    • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
  • Deer Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Macksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
    • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
  • Fort Seybert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
    • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Oak Flat is located in Pendleton County
  • Seemly ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
    • Seemly is located in Grant County
  • Pansy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Pansy is located in Grant County
  • Brandywine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hardy County
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    • Hopeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Circleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Grant County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Tract. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Tract.

Newspapers Published in Upper Tract ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Tract.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Tract, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Tract.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Upper Tract:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Tract. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Upper Tract) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7873, Longitude: -79.2825       In this case, the coordinates for Upper Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Upper Tract, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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