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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 White Oak Junction (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 White Oak Junction. 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.

Name Variations for White Oak Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Whiteoak Junction.

  • A typical abbreviation for White Oak Junction: White Oak Jct. (or less commonly used: White Oak Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.

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

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

Cemeteries Near White Oak Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Oak Junction.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pax Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lively Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (311 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.<5>

While we didn't find White Oak Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Oak Junction.

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

  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <3>
  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <3>
  • McKendree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
    • McKendree is located in Fayette County
  • Claremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Fayette County
  • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
    • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
    • Stonecliff has also been known as:
    • Stone Cliff
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stonecliff
    • From White Oak Junction to Stonecliff
  • Rush Run ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dimmock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
    • Dimmock is located in Fayette County
  • Thurmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cirtsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
    • Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
  • Prosperity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in White Oak Junction ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Oak Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Oak Junction, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Oak Junction.

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 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 White Oak Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oak Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 White Oak Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- White Oak Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Oak Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9209, Longitude: -81.1588       In this case, the coordinates for White Oak Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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