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 Wood (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 Wood. 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 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.
Wood is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Wood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wood:
- Mason County (The home county of Wood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Baden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Grimms Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Fivemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Fairplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Sissonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cross Lanes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Legg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sattes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aarons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tornado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Rock Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Fraziers Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Eleanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Flint Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Zona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Reedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Cheshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Bladen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Westbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Athalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Greasy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Scottown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welshtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Thomas Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wood, see our County-by-County Page for Wood.
Cemeteries Near Wood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood.
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 Wood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79556 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (802 more) ...
- McDade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cossin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yauger Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Wood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Gunville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Baden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Rollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Arbuckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Beech Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Grimms Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Angerona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- School House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Ambrosia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wood.
Newspapers Published in Wood ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wood.
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 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 Wood:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton 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> | 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- Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |