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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wyoming. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wyoming to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wyoming, 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 Wyoming (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 Wyoming. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wyoming is historic, it would have been located within present day Tucker 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Wyoming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyoming:
- Tucker County (The home county of Wyoming)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Canaan Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coketon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Hambleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Pierce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Porterwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Belington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Kalamazoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Valley Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Junior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Vannoys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Hopeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Pansy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Dorcas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Seymourville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dobbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lahmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Durgon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mathias
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sulphur City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Onego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Ketterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Macksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Brushy Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Kline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Ruddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Seybert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Zigler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Dry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Brandywine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Propstburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Sell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Macomber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Dryfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Harman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Whitmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Evenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Canfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Elkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Leadsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Loch Lynn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mountain Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Rockingham County (VA)
- Criders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyoming, see our County-by-County Page for Wyoming.
Cemeteries Near Wyoming ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyoming.
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 Wyoming - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyoming covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Branch Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Fansler Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wyoming in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyoming.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyoming, with the one closest to Wyoming listed first.
- Dryfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Hopeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Job
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Job is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- Jordan Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Run is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alpena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Coketon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Brushy Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
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- Pansy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- William
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Upper Tract
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyoming. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyoming.
Newspapers Published in Wyoming ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyoming.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyoming, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyoming.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wyoming:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Garrett County
- Rockingham 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 Wyoming, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyoming) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |