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    1. [PYLE] Re: Places

    3. 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--

    06/27/2000 02:19:05
    1. RE: [PYLE] Re: Places
    2. Air Pix Post Office

    3. 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

    06/27/2000 02:05:23