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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 Captain (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 Captain. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Captain is located in Craig County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Craig County: Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke & Monroe (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Captain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Captain:

  • Craig County     (The home county of Captain)
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Daleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Apple Tree Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Cloverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Runaway Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
  • Floyd County
  • Franklin County
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Kire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
      • Kire is located in Giles County
    • Mountain Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Goodwins Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
      • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
    • Pembroke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bluff City
      • From Captain to Bluff City
    • Poplar Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Narrows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
    • Thessalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thessalia
      • From Captain to Thessalia
    • Rich Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lurich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lurich
      • From Captain to Lurich
    • Glen Lyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Lyn
      • From Captain to Glen Lyn
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Mount Tabor Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
      • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
    • McBryde Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
      • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Sundance Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Blacksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bennetts Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prices Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Houchins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houchins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
      • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
    • Raintree Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Elliston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montgomery
      • From Captain to Montgomery
    • Christiansburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Cowan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowan
      • From Captain to Cowan
    • Parrott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dublin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Sassin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
      • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
    • Snowville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
      • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snowville
      • From Captain to Snowville
    • Newbern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wurno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
      • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wurno
      • From Captain to Wurno
    • Hilton Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Pulaski
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mack Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
      • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
  • Radford City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Radford City
    • Radford Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
      • Radford Village is located in Radford City
    • Radford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
      • Radford is located in Radford City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <2>
    • Simpkins Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
      • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
    • Sunset Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Radford City
    • New Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Radford City
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Roanoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Roanoke County
  • Salem City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Salem City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Sunset Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
  • Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Logan County (WV)
  • Mercer County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Willowton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willowton
      • From Captain to Willowton
    • Elgood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oakvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Assurance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Assurance
      • From Captain to Assurance
    • Wikel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wikel
      • From Captain to Wikel
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hillsdale
      • From Captain to Hillsdale
    • Hollywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ballard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Peterstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wolfcreek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Creamery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creamery
      • From Captain to Creamery
  • Summers County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.
    • Bargers Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowell
      • From Captain to Lowell
    • Riffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
      • Riffe is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riffe
      • From Captain to Riffe
    • Buck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buck
      • From Captain to Buck
    • Hilldale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Captain to Hilldale
    • Talcott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
      • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
    • Bellepoint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Packs Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
    • True
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to True
      • From Captain to True
    • Pipestem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Captain, see our County-by-County Page for Captain.

Cemeteries Near Captain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Captain.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Captain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.

  • Clover Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leffel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leffel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stebar Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Level Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Level Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Level Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kire Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kire Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kire Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hypes Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyds Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyds Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Ross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hoges Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoges Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoges Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Captain had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Captain, with the one closest to Captain listed first.

  • Huffman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Huffman is located in Craig County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Huffman
    • From Captain to Huffman
  • Mountain Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Waiteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiteville
    • Waiteville is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Maybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Giles County
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zenith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Zenith is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Crimson Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crimson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
    • Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Sinking Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
    • Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
  • Pembroke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eggleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggleston
    • Eggleston is located in Giles County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eggleston <2>
  • Goodwins Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
    • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
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    • Blacksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bennetts Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonalds Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonalds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
      • McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Captain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Captain.

Newspapers Published in Captain ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Captain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Captain, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Captain.

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 Captain:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Captain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Captain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Captain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Captain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3924, Longitude: -80.4551       In this case, the coordinates for Captain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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