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 Van Voorhis (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 Voorhis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Van Voorhis is located in Monongalia County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Van Voorhis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Voorhis:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Van Voorhis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Baker Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Star City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Bowlby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Cheat Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Barbour County
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Spelter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Hoodsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Barrackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Palatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Bruceton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Brandonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Threefork Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Morgans Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Fetterman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- West Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Oreide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Round Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Morris Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Fairchance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Haydentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Shoaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Ceylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Fordyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Carmichaels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deemston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Beallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Blainsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Marianna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Daisytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Voorhis, see our County-by-County Page for Van Voorhis.
Cemeteries Near Van Voorhis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Voorhis.
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 Van Voorhis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Voorhis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hoard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Everley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crichfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lazzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Van Voorhis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Van Voorhis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Voorhis, with the one closest to Van Voorhis listed first.
- Randall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Maidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Dilliner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bald Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Uffington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Dellslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Voorhis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Voorhis.
Newspapers Published in Van Voorhis ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Voorhis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Voorhis, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Voorhis.
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 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 Van Voorhis:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington 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 Van Voorhis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Voorhis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |