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 Belair Springs (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 Belair Springs. 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 Belair Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Belair Springs: Belair Spgs. (or less commonly used: Belair Spngs. or Belair Sprngs.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Belair Springs is located in 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 Belair Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belair Springs:
- Patrick County (The home county of Belair Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Carters Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patrick Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Hillsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Duncan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haycock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Pizarro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Sowers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Franklin County
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galax City
- Galax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Bassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Stanleytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Childress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pilot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Mack Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Snowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Draper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Austinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Edmonds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- King
(25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Donnaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rural Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bannertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- 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
- Dozier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Flat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Vade Mecum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pinnacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Capella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Quaker Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Mount Herman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Red Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yadkin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Union Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belair Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Belair Springs.
Cemeteries Near Belair Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belair Springs.
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 Belair Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belair Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
- The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Beginning Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219861 <2>
- Clement Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clement Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
- The Clement Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ralph Alexander Clement Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458500 <2>
- Danube Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emmitt D Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowman - Jessup - Rorrer - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Painter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spur Cemetery
- The Bell Spur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellspur Cemetery
- Old Bell Spur Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Culler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Daniel Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Belair Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belair Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belair Springs, with the one closest to Belair Springs listed first.
- Carters Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Laurel Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dobyns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Nester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Meadows of Dan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stuart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belair Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belair Springs.
Newspapers Published in Belair Springs ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belair Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belair Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belair Springs.
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 Belair Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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 Belair Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belair Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |