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 Barton Crossroad (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 Barton Crossroad. 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 Barton Crossroad ...
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 Barton Crossroad: Barton Xrd.
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 southeast 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 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.
Barton Crossroad is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Barton Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barton Crossroad:
- Grayson County (The home county of Barton Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Flat Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Elk Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sheep Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Pipers Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Galax City
- Galax
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adwolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Seven Mile Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Tazewell County
- Asberrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Green Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glade Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Clinchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fort Chiswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Piney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Scottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Laurel Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Crumpler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sturgills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Transou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Low Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Deep Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moretz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Abshers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Traphill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barton Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Barton Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Barton Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barton Crossroad.
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 Barton Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barton Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holdaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- The Grubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Grubb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50481 <2>
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dainel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (561 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Barton Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barton Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barton Crossroad, with the one closest to Barton Crossroad listed first.
- Flat Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Weavers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Piney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Comers Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Topia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Sturgills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barton Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barton Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Barton Crossroad ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barton Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barton Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barton Crossroad.
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 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 Barton Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Barton Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Barton Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |