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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Atwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atwood, 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 Atwood (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 Atwood. 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 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 Atwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Patrick 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 Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Atwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atwood:
- Patrick County (The home county of Atwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Patrick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Critz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Meadows of Dan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Pike City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Dugspur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Haycock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pizarro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Algoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rocky Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Reed Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- Pilot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsylvania County
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Bannertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- King
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <2>
- Chestnut Trails
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- The Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Brinkley Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Tobaccoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Creek View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Guilford County (NC)
- Stokesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Matrimony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Mayodan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ellisboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Meadow Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- College Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Aarons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Vade Mecum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Pilot Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atwood, see our County-by-County Page for Atwood.
Cemeteries Near Atwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atwood.
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 Atwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patrick Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cockram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wayside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big A Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <3>
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (768 more) ...
- Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Atwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Patrick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Critz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Buffalo Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Dobyns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woolwine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atwood.
Newspapers Published in Atwood ...
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 Atwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Atwood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Pittsylvania County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Atwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |