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 Boody (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 Boody. 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.
Boody is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Boody. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boody:
- Russell County (The home county of Boody)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Bickley Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
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- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Council
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Leemaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Vansant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Grundy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norton City
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Fort Blackmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Lano
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
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- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Allison Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
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- Cardwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
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- Saltville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
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- Paintlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
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- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Mendota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Holston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Brumley Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Burson Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Three Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
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- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Saint Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virginia City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Esserville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Almira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- East Stone Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Burdine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- McRoberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Tolliver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Eolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Hemphill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Mayking
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Millstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Neon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Ashcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Elkhorn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Belcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Rockhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Dorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collingwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechnut City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Walnut Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Harrtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Hunter Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boody, see our County-by-County Page for Boody.
Cemeteries Near Boody ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boody.
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 Boody - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boody covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hileman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1407 more) ...
- Willey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
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 Boody in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boody.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boody, with the one closest to Boody listed first.
- Saint Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bickley Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Virginia City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Carterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Counts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Dickensonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jessees Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boody. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boody.
Newspapers Published in Boody ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boody.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boody, 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 Boody.
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 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 Boody:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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 Boody, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Boody) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |