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 Wharton (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 Wharton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wharton is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Wharton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wharton:
- Boone County (The home county of Wharton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Pondco
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
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- Bim
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Barrett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Kohlsaat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Marnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Bandytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Twilight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Cazy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Bald Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Stark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Bob White
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Pax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Elkridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- McDunn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Powellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Kilsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Wriston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Kimberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Falls View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Winifrede
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Cabin Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Dry Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Chesapeake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Witcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Alkol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- East ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Priestley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Harts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Tango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Yawkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Spears ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Garretts Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Wewanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Sodom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Braeholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Accoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mallory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Fort Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Davy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Wyoming City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Dingess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wharncliffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Montcoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Naoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Dorothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Kopperston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Turkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Sun Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Keyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Baileysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Cub City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Rock View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Wyoming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fanny
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wharton, see our County-by-County Page for Wharton.
Cemeteries Near Wharton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wharton.
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 Wharton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wharton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatfield Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Barrett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685870 <2>
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jarrells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (717 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jarrells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Wharton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wharton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wharton, with the one closest to Wharton listed first.
- Bald Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Van
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Dry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Crany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oceana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wharton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wharton.
Newspapers Published in Wharton ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wharton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wharton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wharton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wharton:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wharton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wharton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |