Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Abbs Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Abbs Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abbs Valley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Abbs Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Abbs Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Abbs Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Abbs Valley: Abbs Vly. (or less commonly used: Abbs Vally. or Abbs Vlly.)
- While the name of this community is Abbs Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Abbs Valley may originally have been Abb's Valley.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Abbs Valley might be written as Abb Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Abbs Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Mercer County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Bland (VA), Giles (VA), Tazewell (VA), McDowell, Raleigh, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Abbs Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abbs Valley:
- Mercer County (The home county of Abbs Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Nemours
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemours have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemours
- Nemours is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemours <4>
- Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Bramwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <4>
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Flipping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Littlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Montcalm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Matoaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Weyanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Anawalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Northfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
- Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Big Four
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Bishop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Welch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
- Newhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Newhall is located in McDowell County
- War
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Yukon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Monroe County
- Peterstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <4>
- Peterstown
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Rhodell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Eastgulf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Helen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Princewick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Slab Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Stotesbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Sophia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <4>
- Pemberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Glen White
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Lester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Shady Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <4>
- Crab Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Pipestem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <4>
- True
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Jumping Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Nimitz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Mullens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <4>
- Mullensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
- Fanny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Keyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Stoneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Baileysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Clear Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Hicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Bastian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastian
- Bastian is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastian <4>
- Round Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Peapatch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Lurich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Rich Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
- Narrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
- Thessalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Smyth County (VA)
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Atkins is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <4>
- Atkins
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Falls Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bluefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Boissevain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Abbs Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Shawver Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Little Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Wittens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bishop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Wytheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
- Rural Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
- Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <4>
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Crockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
- Max Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
- Max Meadows is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <4>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abbs Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Abbs Valley.
Newspapers Published in Abbs Valley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbs Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbs Valley, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbs Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Abbs Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Giles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Smyth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tazewell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wythe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
Cemeteries Near Abbs Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbs Valley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abbs Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Witten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witten Cemetery
- Delp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delp Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Rye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butt Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butt Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
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- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Isaac Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Bell Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Abbs Valley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abbs Valley, with the one closest to Abbs Valley listed first.
- Falls Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bramwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <4>
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Duhring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Flipping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
- Maybeury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybeury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybeury
- Maybeury is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybeury <4>
- Switchback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switchback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
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- Bailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abbs Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abbs Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abbs Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abbs Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbs Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3037, Longitude: -81.3029 In this case, the coordinates for Abbs Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |