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 Wade (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 Wade. 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.
Wade is primarily located in Nicholas County. A portion of Wade extends into Braxton County and Greenbrier 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 Wade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wade:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Wade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Birch River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Tioga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zela
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Donald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Nettie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Herold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Gassaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Mudfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Oka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Beech
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Russet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Pink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Lydia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Elkhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Shock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stumptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stouts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Lile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wellford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Reamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Duffy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Pigeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roxalana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kester ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Kanawha Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Erbacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Camden-on-Gauley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Big Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Excelsior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Upperglade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Orndoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Replete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Hacker Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wade, see our County-by-County Page for Wade.
Cemeteries Near Wade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wade.
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 Wade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <2>
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duffield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Wade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wade, with the one closest to Wade listed first.
- Herold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Birch River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Otter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hookersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Boggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wade.
Newspapers Published in Wade ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wade, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wade.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wade:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Roane 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |