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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 Weese (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 Weese. 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.

Weese is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Braxton, Greenbrier, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph & Upshur.

Below are the counties that are near Weese. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weese:

  • Webster County     (The home county of Weese)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Halo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
    • Erbacon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Erbacon is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
    • Excelsior
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Excelsior is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Cowen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Welch Glade
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
    • Upperglade
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Upperglade is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
    • Addison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Orndoff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
    • Camden-on-Gauley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Big Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Run is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Ralph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Hacker Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Replete
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Replete is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Little Birch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
    • Palmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Canfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Canfield is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Sutton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Herold is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
    • McNutt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • McNutt is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • Twistville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twistville is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
    • Corley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Flatwoods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Gassaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockton is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Frametown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Frametown is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Losie ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Losie is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
    • Stinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Walnut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Mudfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Wattsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
    • Widen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Widen is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Ira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Gould
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Dink
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
    • Spread
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Spread is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
    • Lydia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Valley Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Cedarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Stouts Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
    • Shock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shock is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Lile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
    • Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
    • Loveridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
    • Crichton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
    • Quinwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Duffy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Tioga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Craigsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Muddlety
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
    • Richwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Donald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Donald is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Saxman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Saxman is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Nettie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tolbert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Odell Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
      • Odell Town has also been known as:
      • Odell
    • Summersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Slaty Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Edray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
    • Onoto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
    • Buckeye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marlinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Pickens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Monterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Helvetia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Valley Head
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.
    • Goshen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Kanawha Head
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
    • Wilsontown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
    • Alexander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Rock Cave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
    • Frenchton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Frenchton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
    • Alton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Beans Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
    • Hoover Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weese, see our County-by-County Page for Weese.

Cemeteries Near Weese ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weese.

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 Weese - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weese covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.

  • McElwain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Handschumacher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynch Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Barnett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Adam Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus McCourt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...

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 Weese in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weese.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Weese, with the one closest to Weese listed first.

  • Halo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halo is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
  • Boggs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boggs is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Welch Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
  • Upperglade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Upperglade is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
  • Strouds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Strouds is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Delphi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Delphi is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Diana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Diana is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
  • Bakers Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
  • Ralph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ralph is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Jumbo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumbo is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Little Birch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Birch River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Craigsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernardstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bernardstown is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weese. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weese.

Newspapers Published in Weese ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weese.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weese, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weese.

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 Weese:

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 Weese, 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' (or 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- Weese) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.