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 Buffalo Ridge (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 Buffalo Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Buffalo Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Buffaloridge.
- A typical abbreviation for Buffalo Ridge: Buffalo Rdg. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Rdge. or Buffalo Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buffalo Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Ridge:
- Patrick County (The home county of Buffalo Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Elamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stuart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Critz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Carters Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Pike City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Dugspur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Drenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Haycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pizarro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Simpsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Indian Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Sydnorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Stanleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fieldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Horse Pasture
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Pilot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Riner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Childress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Alleghany Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Christiansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Snowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Roanoke County
- Bent Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Matrimony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Mayodan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Amostown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Pilot Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Red Brush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Ridge.
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 Buffalo Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cockram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goblintown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dan River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stuart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <2>
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conners View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rye Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove Cemetery
- The Rye Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fain Family Cemetery
- Handy Family Cemetery
- Handy - Rye Cemetery
- Light Family Cemetery
- Continue List (825 more) ...
- Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buffalo Ridge had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Ridge, with the one closest to Buffalo Ridge listed first.
- Woolwine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Vesta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dobyns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Meadows of Dan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Critz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Blackberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Endicott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo Ridge ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Ridge, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Buffalo Ridge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Roanoke County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buffalo Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |