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 Calvin (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 Calvin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Calvin is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Claiborne (TN), Hancock (TN), Scott & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Calvin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calvin:
- Lee County (The home county of Calvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Rawhide
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Darnell Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pennington Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Stickleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Fleenortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Hubbard Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Dickenson County
- Darwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Norton City
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lano
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Kermit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Fort Blackmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Gate City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Weber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Snowflake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Appalachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Esserville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coeburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Almira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Holmes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Benham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Closplint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Louellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Dizney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Totz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Redfox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Sassafras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Chappell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Smilax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Mozelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Asher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Hoskinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wendover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warbranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Wooton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Eolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Oven Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Hallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hot Spot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Uz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Uz is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Blackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Delphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Happy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vicco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Viper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Hazard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Willis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sneedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Eidson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- New Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Waycross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Greenland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Block City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Greenvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Surgoinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calvin, see our County-by-County Page for Calvin.
Cemeteries Near Calvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calvin.
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 Calvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321941 <2>
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reasor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reasor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (987 more) ...
- Exeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Calvin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calvin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calvin, with the one closest to Calvin listed first.
- Olinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Linefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Tunnel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calvin.
Newspapers Published in Calvin ...
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 Calvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calvin, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calvin.
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 Calvin:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Calvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Calvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |