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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Botetourt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Botetourt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Botetourt, please Contact Us.
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 Botetourt (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 Botetourt. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Botetourt is historic, it would have been located within present day Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Botetourt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Botetourt:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Botetourt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Laymantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Rich Patch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Iron Gate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Low Moor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Griffith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Moss Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Amherst County
- Pedlar Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Bath County
- Carloover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Villamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Peaksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Chamblissburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Cifax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Davis Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Goode
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covington City
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Burnt Chimney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Boones Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- North Shore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Villa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- Elliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Hollins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hanging Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Greenlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Fancy Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Sunset Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- Tuckahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Botetourt, see our County-by-County Page for Botetourt.
Cemeteries Near Botetourt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Botetourt.
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 Botetourt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Botetourt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Linkenhoker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Booze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- The Godwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slicer Cemetery
- Copps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Troutville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Troutville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Troutville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968071 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Boyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Churchill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
Botetourt itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Botetourt, with the one closest to Botetourt listed first.
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Nace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Eagle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Botetourt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Botetourt.
Newspapers Published in Botetourt ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Botetourt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Botetourt, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Botetourt.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Botetourt:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buena Vista City
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Botetourt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Botetourt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |