Confederate Raid on Randolph County & the Town of "New Interest" ? December, 1864

[jeff of pa]

Confederate Raid on Randolph County & the Town of "New Interest" ? December, 1864

* I cannot find the town of "New Interest" ?
Name Change or Ghost ? it was/is in Randolph County,
and appears it was Important at the time. No mention after 1884.

Daily Ohio statesman. (Columbus, Ohio), 16 Dec. 1864.


https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=492

 

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[jeff of pa]

The Wheeling daily register. (Wheeling, W. Va.), 02 Feb. 1875.

View attachment 1643790

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[franklin]

* I cannot find the town of "New Interest" ?
Name Change or Ghost ? it was/is in Randolph County,
and appears it was Important at the time. No mention after 1884.

Daily Ohio statesman. (Columbus, Ohio), 16 Dec. 1864.
View attachment 1643782

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=492

https://screenshots.firefox.com/1neKY2r9BTW0ytv8/statisticalatlas.com

All I could find on the location.

 

[jeff of pa]

yea this is what I get.

Way too large to be a "Town" As described





KERENS Maybe

 

[JimJ]

https://westvirginia.hometownlocato...ftc,2,fid,1928320,n,new interest district.cfm

Looks like it may be a district today, possibly Kerens or nearby.

 

[jeff of pa]

https://westvirginia.hometownlocato...ftc,2,fid,1928320,n,new interest district.cfm

Looks like it may be a district today, possibly Kerens or nearby.

thank you ! that explains the Large area !

there does appear to be some old homes on the old road just south of
were it says Kerens

 

[JimJ]

You are welcome Jeff ! Might be worth some time to take a trip down to the Elkins area to talk with some of the local historians there. A lot of history in that area.

 

[Hillbillyhunter2]

From around the area only thing I can tell you all is there a lot of history in our area it was very important area during the civil war