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 Vanetta (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 Vanetta. 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.
Vanetta is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Vanetta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vanetta:
- Fayette County (The home county of Vanetta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Gauley Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <2>
- Romont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Falls View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <2>
- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwith <2>
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Kimberly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Smithers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Joes Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Elk Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Janie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Keith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Sylvester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
- Coopertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Orgas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Fosterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Kirbyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Procious
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Valley Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Widen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Ira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Crichton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Orient Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Quinwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charmco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmco
- Charmco is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charmco <2>
- Hines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- McRoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Rainelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <2>
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Handley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hollygrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Ronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Cabin Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Beech Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Zela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Runa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Summersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Muddlety
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Odell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Donald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Nettie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettie
- Nettie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettie <2>
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Dorothy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Terry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Piney View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Royal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Sweeneyburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Packsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Stanaford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Skelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Montcoal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <2>
- Roane County
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vanetta, see our County-by-County Page for Vanetta.
Newspapers Published in Vanetta ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanetta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vanetta, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vanetta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Vanetta:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greenbrier County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Fayette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Fayette County
Cemeteries Near Vanetta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vanetta.
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 Vanetta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Creek Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
- Robson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robson Cemetery
- Westlake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlake Cemetery
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Dixie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Ida Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ida Cemetery
- John Nugen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Nugen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Nugen Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Gardens
- Ida Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Vanetta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vanetta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vanetta, with the one closest to Vanetta listed first.
- Gauley Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <2>
- Gauley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Kanawha Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Belva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Deep Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwith <2>
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <2>
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gaymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vanetta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vanetta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vanetta. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Vanetta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vanetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1754, Longitude: -81.1937 In this case, the coordinates for Vanetta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Vanetta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |