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 Charlton (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 Charlton. 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 and hospitals 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.
Charlton is located in Craig 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 Craig County: Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Charlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlton:
- Craig County (The home county of Charlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Rich Patch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Low Moor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Carloover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Villamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Peaksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Goodview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Oriskany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Gala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Petre Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Covington City
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- Kire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Bennetts Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Wabun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Natural Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Greenlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Sunset Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brink ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Neola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Fairlea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ronceverte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Hollywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlton, see our County-by-County Page for Charlton.
Cemeteries Near Charlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlton.
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 Charlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKalester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Oriskany.
- The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <3>
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haymakertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Humphries Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Paxton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Leffel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Charlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Strom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Looney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Rich Patch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Gunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlton.
Newspapers Published in Charlton ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Charlton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Craig County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Charlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Charlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |