Hi Mike, Thanks for the input. I am lost on this. I will check out your description and I really appreciate your clues. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Veerle Foreman" <vforeman@shentel.net> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] High Knob > I think, but I am not sure, that I heard my grandparents and aunts and uncles > talk about a High Knob in Hardy County near their home at Whiteoak Flats or > Flats. This is located about 4 miles from the Hampshire/Hardy line on Route > 28. It is also about 7 miles from Purgitsville which is in Hampshire County. > Thre were families in the area with surname HIGH also. > > Mike Foreman > > john kleinke wrote: > > > 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 >