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 Vernon (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 Vernon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vernon is located in Braxton 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 Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon:
- Braxton County (The home county of Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Milroy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Falls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Knawl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Heaters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Lloydsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Ira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Lydia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Doddridge County
- Saint Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sand Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Normantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Stumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Harrison County
- McWhorter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Duffy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Alkires Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Cox Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Garton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Alum Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Vadis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Birch River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muddlety
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Pocahontas County
- Slaty Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Florence ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Helvetia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Elkwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Huff ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lee Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
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- Midvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Huttonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Kanawha Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Frenchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Hoover Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Beans Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Replete
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Hacker Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Erbacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Ralph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Halo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Cowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Upperglade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon.
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 Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Kraft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kniceley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Hamner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Milroy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Replete
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Caress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caress
- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Hettie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Pugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh
- Duffy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bakers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Hacker Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Vernon ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vernon.
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 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 Vernon:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Upshur 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon) 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 Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |