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 Carnot (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 Carnot. 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 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.
Carnot is located in Bland 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 Bland County: Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Carnot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carnot:
- Bland County (The home county of Carnot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Bland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bastian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Rocky Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Sheep Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Shorts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sylvatus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dugspur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Galax City
- Galax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Thessalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Poplar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Shumate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Narrows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Lurich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Elk Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fries
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Bridle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Trout Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Draper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wurno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Mack Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parrott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Fairlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Snowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Little Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Bluefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Falls Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Yards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Boissevain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Pocahontas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Five Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Tazewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Wytheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Max Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Rural Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Anawalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Elkhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- East River ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Littlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Yards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Johnston Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Oakvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Nemours
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bramwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Monroe County (WV)
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carnot, see our County-by-County Page for Carnot.
Cemeteries Near Carnot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carnot.
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 Carnot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carnot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51439 <2>
- The Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East End Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West End Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hidden Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Carnot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carnot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carnot, with the one closest to Carnot listed first.
- Wytheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petunia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Kimberling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Effna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Grubb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Max Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Grapefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clear Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Holly Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carnot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carnot.
Newspapers Published in Carnot ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carnot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carnot, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carnot.
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 Carnot:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carnot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |