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 Vaughan (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 Vaughan. 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 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.
Vaughan is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Vaughan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vaughan:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Vaughan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Beech Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
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- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Zela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muddlety
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Runa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Donald
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Odell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Joes Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Coopertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Orgas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Comfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Keith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Kirbyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Seth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Sharlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Elk Run Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Strange Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Clem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Frametown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Mudfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Oka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Elkhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Bomont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Procious
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Spread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Porter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Valley Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Widen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Dink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Romont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Gauley Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Cannelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cotton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Hawks Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Falls View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Crichton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Orient Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charmco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Handley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Coco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Clendenin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Cabin Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Dorothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Terry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Royal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Piney View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Prosperity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Pigeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Cicerone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Webster County
- Camden-on-Gauley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vaughan, see our County-by-County Page for Vaughan.
Cemeteries Near Vaughan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vaughan.
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 Vaughan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vaughan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Ida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <3>
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Proctor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Keenan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hinkle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Vaughan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vaughan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vaughan, with the one closest to Vaughan listed first.
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Belva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Lizemores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Spangler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Pond Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Gauley Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Kanawha Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Gauley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Leander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vaughan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vaughan.
Newspapers Published in Vaughan ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaughan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vaughan, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vaughan.
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 helpful 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 Vaughan:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vaughan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Vaughan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |