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 Volga (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 Volga. 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 hospitals and 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.
Volga is located in Barbour 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 Barbour County: Harrison, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Volga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volga:
- Barbour County (The home county of Volga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Tygart Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Audra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wellington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Clements ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Pepper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Valley Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berryburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Knawl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Orlando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Bulltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Big Isaac
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Craigmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Quiet Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- McWhorter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Anmoore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- West Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Despard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Adamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Jane Lew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lightburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Alkires Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Cox Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Eldora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Whitehall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Pleasant Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Monongah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Helens Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Threefork Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Gladesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tigheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Womelsdorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Leadsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Cassity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Elkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Beverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Astor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Pruntytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Teter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Buckhannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Excelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Sand Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Webster County
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Volga, see our County-by-County Page for Volga.
Cemeteries Near Volga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volga.
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 Volga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDermott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Audra.
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <3>
- Rohrbough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Booth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Quaker 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 Volga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Volga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Volga, with the one closest to Volga listed first.
- Pecks Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Swamp Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Ruraldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Buckhannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Romines Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Volga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Volga.
Newspapers Published in Volga ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volga, 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 Volga.
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 Volga:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker 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 from Point A (ie- Volga) 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 Volga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |