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 Andover (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 Andover. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Andover is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Andover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andover:
- Wise County (The home county of Andover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Osaka
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Big Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Darwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clinchco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Darnell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pennington Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Fleenortown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Hubbard Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
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- Van
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Norton City
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Dante
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Duffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Gate City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Grigbys Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Nickelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Weeksbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Bypro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Chad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Closplint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dizney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Kenvir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Redfox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pine Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Hindman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Cutshin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Smilax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Partridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Eolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Linefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Ermine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- West Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Bellcraft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Mayking
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Uz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Uz is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Delphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Acup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Dorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Ashcamp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Willis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Greenvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Block City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Rotherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Beartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cherokee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andover, see our County-by-County Page for Andover.
Cemeteries Near Andover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andover.
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 Andover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Andover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sumners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canepatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1146 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Andover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Andover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Big Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Partridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Olinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Lipps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Linefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Dryden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Duncan Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rye Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Tacoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andover.
Newspapers Published in Andover ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andover, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Andover:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andover) 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 Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |