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 Callaway (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 Callaway. 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.
Callaway is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Callaway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Callaway:
- Franklin County (The home county of Callaway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Barfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Ferrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Goodview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Radford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Chamblissburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Moneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Davis Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Villamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Laymantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- Pike City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Huffman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Leatherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Laurel Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Horse Pasture
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Chatmoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Raintree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ellett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Critz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Swansonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Snowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Montgomery Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Callaway, see our County-by-County Page for Callaway.
Cemeteries Near Callaway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Callaway.
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 Callaway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Callaway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Logan - Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Via Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Angell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Castle View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (781 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Callaway had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Callaway, with the one closest to Callaway listed first.
- Junta ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Copper Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Pizarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Endicott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Airpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Callaway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Callaway.
Newspapers Published in Callaway ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Callaway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Callaway, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Callaway.
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 Callaway:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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 Callaway, 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 from Point A (ie- Callaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |