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 Wendel (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 Wendel. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wendel is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia & Preston.
Below are the counties that are near Wendel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wendel:
- Taylor County (The home county of Wendel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Pruntytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Brydon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Flemington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- West Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Astor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Knottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Adaland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Pepper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clemtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Philippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Meriden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Tygart Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Vannoys Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Big Isaac
(24 miles [38.6 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 west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saltwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Anmoore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Despard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Craigmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Spelter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Stonewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Shinnston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Nutter Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Jane Lew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lightburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Smith Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Alkires Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Eldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Samaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Palatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Monongah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Smithtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hagans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Laurel Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Tunnelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tigheville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Midvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Whyte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Leadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Womelsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Elkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Teter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Buckhannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gormley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Reger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Excelsior
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Sand Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Bane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Greene County (PA)
- Mount Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wendel, see our County-by-County Page for Wendel.
Cemeteries Near Wendel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wendel.
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 Wendel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wendel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Virginia National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Astor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sayre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- Bluemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <2>
- Grafton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wendel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wendel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wendel, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.
- Flemington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Simpson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Pruntytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Meadland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- McGee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Astor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- West Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Cecil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Valley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Oreide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wendel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wendel.
Newspapers Published in Wendel ...
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 Wendel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wendel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wendel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wendel:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Greene 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 Wendel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wendel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |