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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wrights. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wrights to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wrights, please Contact Us.
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 Wrights (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 Wrights. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wrights is historic, it would have been located within present day Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Wrights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrights:
- Preston County (The home county of Wrights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Hazelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- Neel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Elk Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Bowlby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Maidsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Laurel Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Luke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Accident
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bittinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Loch Lynn Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Swanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Markleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Mount Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hutchinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hopwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Leith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Lemont Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Dilliner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunkard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Rices Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Ursina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coal Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- New Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Blainsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Scottdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Iron Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Donegal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wrights, see our County-by-County Page for Wrights.
Cemeteries Near Wrights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights.
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 Wrights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wrights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Teets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sansom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <3>
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Workman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Visitation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Wrights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wrights, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.
- Glade Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Clifton Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Gibbon Glade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Brandonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cuzzart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selbysport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Somerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerfield
- Valley Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wrights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wrights.
Newspapers Published in Wrights ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights.
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 Wrights:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wrights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wrights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |