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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 Van Camp (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 Van Camp. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Van Camp is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Van Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Lory
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
      • Lory is located in Boone County
    • Rock Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in Boone County
    • Harless
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
      • Harless is located in Boone County
    • Horse Creek Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horse Creek Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
      • Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
    • Julian
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Julian is located in Boone County
    • Danville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Boone County
    • Foster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Boone County
    • Dodson Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodson Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
      • Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
    • Morrisvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
      • Morrisvale is located in Boone County
    • Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Layville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
      • Layville is located in Boone County
  • Cabell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Culloden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
    • Milton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Cabell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
    • Sarah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
    • Fudges Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
      • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Ona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
      • Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Elkridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Powellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
    • Crescent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Fayette County
    • Kimberly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Fayette County
    • McDunn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
      • McDunn is located in Fayette County
    • Smithers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
      • Smithers is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <3>
    • Cannelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Fayette County
    • Mount Carbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
      • Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Ruth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
    • Tornado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Winifrede
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
      • Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
    • Rock Lake Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • Loudendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
      • Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
    • Dunbar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
    • Marmet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
      • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <3>
    • South Charleston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
      • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <3>
    • Belle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
      • Belle is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <3>
    • Chesapeake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Alkol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
      • Alkol is located in Lincoln County
    • Sod
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
      • Sod is located in Lincoln County
    • East ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
      • East is located in Lincoln County
    • Priestley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
      • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
    • Tango
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
    • Yawkey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
      • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
    • Alum Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Lincoln County
    • Garretts Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Sweetland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
      • Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
    • Spears ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
      • Spears is located in Lincoln County
    • Harts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
      • Harts is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <3>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Banco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
      • Banco is located in Logan County
    • Big Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Big Creek is located in Logan County
    • Chapmanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
      • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Peach Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
      • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
    • Fort Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
    • West Logan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
      • West Logan is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <3>
    • Logan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hedgeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
      • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Thompson Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
      • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
    • Whirlwind
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whirlwind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
      • Whirlwind is located in Logan County
  • Mingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Dingess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
      • Dingess is located in Mingo County
    • Myrtle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in Mingo County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Scott Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Teays Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
    • Teays Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <3>
    • Hurricane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgans Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
      • Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
    • Poca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <3>
    • Raymond City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Bancroft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Eleanor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <3>
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Red House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Packsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
      • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
    • Montcoal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
      • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
    • Stickney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
    • Dorothy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
      • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
    • Naoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
      • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
    • Arnett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Camp, with the one closest to Van Camp listed first.
    • Cove Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
      • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
    • Nestlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
      • Nestlow is located in Wayne County
    • Kiahsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiahsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
      • Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
    • Wilsondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
      • Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
    • East Lynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Wayne County
    • Armilda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
      • Armilda is located in Wayne County
    • Doane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
      • Doane is located in Wayne County
  • Wyoming County
    • Kopperston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Van Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Camp.

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 Van Camp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Breedlove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedlove Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Breedlove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485430 <4>
  • Riley Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79695 <4>
  • Hill - Lory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill - Lory Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hill - Lory Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • The Hill - Lory Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Cemetery
    • Lori Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491612 <4>
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351549 <4>
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Price Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Echols Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Echols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Echols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78260 <4>
  • Dolin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Altman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altman Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Altman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77562 <4>
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Smoot Branch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoot Branch Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smoot Branch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2513604 <4>
    • Poor Farm Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Poor Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362141 <4>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Van Camp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Van Camp.

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

  • Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Foster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Boone County
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peytona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
    • Peytona is located in Boone County
  • Spurlockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
    • Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
  • Racine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Racine is located in Boone County
  • Hewett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
    • Hewett is located in Boone County
  • Griffithsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
    • Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
  • Van
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Van is located in Boone County
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Boone County
  • Nelson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Boone County
  • Comfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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    • Chapmanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Logan County
    • Garretts Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Van Camp ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Camp, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Camp.

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 Van Camp:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Camp. 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Van Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1229, Longitude: -81.8440       In this case, the coordinates for Van Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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