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 Alpine Hills (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 Alpine Hills. 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.
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 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.
Alpine Hills is located in Roanoke County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roanoke County: Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Alpine Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpine Hills:
- Roanoke County (The home county of Alpine Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Hollins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Montgomery Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wabun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany County
- Rich Patch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Villamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Joppa Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Moneta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Davis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Radford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Lowry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Lithia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Covington City
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Simpsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Boones Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Algoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Shore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Kire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Alleghany Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Mount Tabor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Houchins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Blacksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- McBryde Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Sunset Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpine Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Alpine Hills.
Cemeteries Near Alpine Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine Hills.
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 Alpine Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpine Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Obenchain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richard Carver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tombstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cocke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollins Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Hollins.
- The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oldfields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <3>
- Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- Williams Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview 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.<4>
While we didn't find Alpine Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpine Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alpine Hills, with the one closest to Alpine Hills listed first.
- Hollins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coyner Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Stewartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alpine Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpine Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alpine Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Roanoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alpine Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alpine Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |