Diane, I appreciate your response. This has been a mystery to me, and I hoped that there might be folks on the list that might give me a clue. I will pursue this. Thank you so much. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "john kleinke" <kleinke@thesurf.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] High Knob > Got to thinking about your question and came up with this idea. There were > several families named High in Hamp. Co. and checking the Gazetteer of > Virginia I find Knob listed 3 times , a right hand branch to Paint Creek,a > branch of Kanawha River in Fayette Co., a right hand fork on Clear Creek > in Wyoming Co., and a left hand branch of Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio > Co... The reason I thought of this is because I found a Purgat Run in an > area shere my ancesters lived.. > Diane Kleinke - Purgett > > phil cartmille wrote: > > > I am trying to find a place in VA (WV) called High Knob. I think this > > ancestor was from Hamphire Co, but I cannot find High Knob anywhere. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > > Phil Cartmille > > pcartmille@ohiohills.com >