----- Original Message ----- From: R. F. Clark <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [PYLE] Re: Places > I am not sure if I thanked every one for their inputs on my request for > information > on various locations in WV. I did write and receive a map of Preston County > and also have on loan thru the interlibrary program a copy of "West > Virginia > Place Names" by Hamill Kenny. Two great references. Many thanks again to > all that responded to my request. > > Richard > [email protected] > > Original Message ----- > From: Air Pix Post Office <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:05 PM > Subject: RE: [PYLE] Re: Places > > > > Richard, > > > > Write to the Preston County Chamber of Commerce and they'll mail you a > > Preston County map if you ask for it. Most of these are on it. I just > got > > back from there and I got one of the maps. Not many cemeteries on it > > though. Bird's Creek is where my family is from and it's just North of > > Newburg on WV 92. Bird's Creek Road runs from 92 over to Just south of > > Kingwood. Only a few miles. > > > > I'm from Randolph County where Laurel Mountain is. It's just North of > > Elkins off US 219. > > > > Charlie Pyles > > Cold Spring, KY > > > > Visit the Air Pix Website at: > > http://www.airpixphoto.com/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:19 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [PYLE] Re: Places > > > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > > ----615f14e4753d3689 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Content-Disposition: inline > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Richard, > > > > In addition to the sources Sara suggested, you may want to try a book > > entitled West Virginia > > Place Names. I ran across it at the West Virginia state archives when I > > made a trip there about > > a year and a half ago. It's an older book, but it is absolutely > wonderful. > > Something that I found > > that you should keep in mind when you look for these little places in WV > is > > that their names changed! > > I was looking for a place called Ruby, WV. I contacted all kinds of > people > > and looked in all kinds of > > atlases to no avail. When I went to the archives, I asked one of the > > archivists if he had ever heard of > > it. He had not, but he showed me the book. I looked in there, and, sure > > enough, there it was. Ruby > > was originally called Fraziers Bottom, and, for some unknown reason around > > the time of the Hoover > > administration, its name changed to Ruby. After some time, the name > changed > > back to Fraziers Bottom. > > Very odd if you ask me! Anyway, I don't have the citation details of the > > book with me right now, > > but if you're interested I can get them at home and let you know. > > > > John Means > > Columbus, OH > > [email protected] > > > > > > In reading various e-mails I came across several "place" names in Preston > > County, WV > > > > e.g. > > > > Preston Glades--Birds Creek--Wonderly Cemetery--Laurell Mountain--Fairax > > Pond > > > > Is there any one out there that could identify the exact(?) map > locations > > of the above? > > Also if available---where could I pick up such a map. > > > > Many thanks for your help. > > > > Richard > > > > > > ----615f14e4753d3689 > > > > X-Message: #2 > > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:28:43 EDT > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [PYLE] HELP! > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Eddie > > > > Sorry I can't help you. > > > > Shirley Pyle > > > > ______________________________ > > ----615f14e4753d3689 > > > > X-Message: #3 > > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:28:04 -0400 > > From: "R. F. Clark" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [PYLE] Places > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > In reading various e-mails I came across several "place" names in Preston > > County, WV > > > > e.g. > > > > Preston Glades--Birds Creek--Wonderly Cemetery--Laurell Mountain--Fairax > > Pond > > > > Is there any one out there that could identify the exact(?) map locations > of > > the above? > > Also if available---where could I pick up such a map. > > > > Many thanks for your help. > > > > Richard > > > > ______________________________ > > ----615f14e4753d3689 > > > > X-Message: #4 > > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:07:47 -0500 > > From: Sara <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [PYLE] Places -Preston Co. WV > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > I have a DeLorme West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer that I use to look up > > some places. I don't recall exactly where I got this but it should be > > available through bookstores...might have to special order one. > > DeLorme's address is P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth, Maine 04096. Their website > > is www.delorme.com > > > > Couldn't find a Preston Glades..did find Preston (a town) just south of > > Kingwood, on Hwy 72, on Cheat River. > > > > Bird's Creek runs roughly parallel to Hwy. 92 between C.R. 58 and > > C.R.92-6. At least that is the way it looks. That is kind of southwest > > of Kingwood. > > > > Fairfax Pond appears to be a little northeast of Bird's Creek. It is NW > > of Kingwood, situated eastwardly between Reedsville and Arthurdale. > > > > You can also look at sites on the net by going to: > > http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > > > Wonderly Cemetery and also Laurel Mountain can probably be found at the > > url given just above. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Sara > > Melissa, Texas > > [email protected] > > > > > > "R. F. Clark" wrote: > > > > > > In reading various e-mails I came across several "place" names in > Preston > > County, WV > > > > > > e.g. > > > > > > Preston Glades--Birds Creek--Wonderly Cemetery--Laurell Mountain--Fairax > > Pond > > > > > > Is there any one out there that could identify the exact(?) map > locations > > of the above? > > > Also if available---where could I pick up such a map. > > > > > > > > > > ----615f14e4753d3689-- > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > > List archives can be found at: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > > Support RootsWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted recently? > Copyright 2000 > Author retains copyright