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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 Bella Vista (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 Bella Vista. 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.

Bella Vista is located in Pulaski County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.

Below are the counties that are near Bella Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bella Vista:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Bella Vista)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Hilton Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Sassin ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
      • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
    • Pulaski
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wurno
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wurno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
      • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
    • Dublin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Newbern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <2>
    • Draper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mack Creek Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
      • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Fairlawn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
    • Parrott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
      • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
    • Cowan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
    • Snowville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
      • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
  • Bland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Mechanicsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
      • Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
    • Round Bottom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
      • Round Bottom is located in Bland County
    • Rocky Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
      • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
    • Bastian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hicksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
      • Hicksville is located in Bland County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Sylvatus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
      • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
    • Shorts Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shorts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
      • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Sheep Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
      • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
    • Star
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Carroll County
    • Dugspur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Woodlawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fancy Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gladesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladesboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
      • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
    • Nester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
      • Nester is located in Carroll County
    • Pike City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carroll County
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Captain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
      • Captain is located in Craig County
    • Huffman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
      • Huffman is located in Craig County
    • Simmonsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
      • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Indian Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
      • Indian Valley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <2>
    • Duncan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Floyd County
    • Sowers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
    • Poff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
    • Terrys Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
    • Floyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Poplar Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
      • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
    • Thessalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County
    • Shumate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
      • Shumate is located in Giles County
    • Goodwins Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
      • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
    • Narrows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
    • Pearisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County
    • Pembroke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Lyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Lurich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County
    • Rich Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Giles County
  • Grayson County
    • Fries
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Childress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Childress is located in Montgomery County
    • Prices Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
      • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Riner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Christiansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Merrimac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Rogers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
    • McBryde Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
      • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Sundance Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Old Farm Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Raintree Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Blacksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Radford City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • New Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Radford City
    • Radford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
      • Radford is located in Radford City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <2>
    • Sunset Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Radford City
    • Radford Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
      • Radford Village is located in Radford City
    • Simpkins Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
      • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
    • Mill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Radford City
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Bluefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Falls Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
      • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
    • Saint Clair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
  • Wythe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Locust Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
    • Max Meadows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Chiswell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
      • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Wythe County
    • Siloam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Wythe County
    • Austinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wytheville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Speedwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
      • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
    • Rural Retreat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan County (WV)
    • Rich Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
      • Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
  • Mercer County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Willowton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Oakvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
      • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Blake ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
      • Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Elgood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
      • Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Edison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
      • Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
    • Bluefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.
    • Peterstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ballard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Assurance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Wikel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Summers County (WV)
    • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
      • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bella Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Bella Vista.

Cemeteries Near Bella Vista ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bella Vista.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bella Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.

  • Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Newbern Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Dublin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dublin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhoades Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhoades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walkers Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cecil Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bella Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bella Vista.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bella Vista, with the one closest to Bella Vista listed first.

  • Sassin ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
    • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
  • Pulaski
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
    • Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
  • Newbern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <2>
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Draper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
  • Wabash ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Wabash is located in Giles County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
  • Thessalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
    • Thessalia is located in Giles County
  • New River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • New River is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New River <2>
  • Staffordsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
    • Staffordsville is located in Giles County
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    • Holly Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
      • Holly Brook is located in Bland County
    • Allisonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allisonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
      • Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
    • Belspring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
      • Belspring is located in Pulaski County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bella Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bella Vista.

Newspapers Published in Bella Vista ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bella Vista.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bella Vista, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bella Vista.

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 Bella Vista:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bella Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bella Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bella Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bella Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1068, Longitude: -80.7867       In this case, the coordinates for Bella Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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