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 Blackey (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 Blackey. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Blackey is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Pike (KY), Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, McDowell (WV) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Blackey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackey:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Blackey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Matney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Kelsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Janey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Leemaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Haysi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Bucu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Clinchco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Nora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clintwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Red Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Harman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Claypool Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Sayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Steeleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pounding Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Adria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Stopover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Fedscreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Freeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Ransom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lick Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- McVeigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Buskirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Wylo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Stirrat
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Mallory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mallory is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Mineral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Omar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Accoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Switzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Whitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Wilkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Panther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Roderfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Wharncliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baisden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Thacker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Blackberry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Musick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Cub City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Baileysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Stoneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Uno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Fanny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Sun Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Woosley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Pineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Oceana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackey, see our County-by-County Page for Blackey.
Cemeteries Near Blackey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackey.
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 Blackey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (635 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Blackey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Jamboree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Shack Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- North Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bearwallow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pinsonfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackey.
Newspapers Published in Blackey ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackey, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Blackey:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Pike County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Blackey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blackey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |