Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Saddle Mountain (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 Saddle Mountain. 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 Saddle Mountain ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saddle Mountain: Saddle Mtn. (or less commonly used: Saddle Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saddle Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saddle Mountain.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Saddle Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saddle Mountain:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Saddle Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Edmonds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roaring Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Topia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Transou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Weavers Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Glendale Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Obids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes County
- Pinnacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Red Brush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- State Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dobson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Elkin Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Traphill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Lomax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Dehart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Ronda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Boonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Swan Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Cycle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Marler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Branon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Forbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Drenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hillsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Gladesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Shorts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Nester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Crockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saddle Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Saddle Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Saddle Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saddle Mountain.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Saddle Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saddle Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Saddle Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saddle Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saddle Mountain, with the one closest to Saddle Mountain listed first.
- Edmonds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ennice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Devotion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Ladonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Cherry Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Edwards Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Peach Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- Lambsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saddle Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saddle Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Saddle Mountain ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saddle Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saddle Mountain, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saddle Mountain.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saddle Mountain:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Wythe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Saddle Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saddle Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |