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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Claiborn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Claiborn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Claiborn, please Contact Us.
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 Claiborn (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 Claiborn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Claiborn is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Claiborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claiborn:
- Franklin County (The home county of Claiborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Barfoot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Algoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Goodview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Chamblissburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Moneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Huddleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sowers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stanleytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Leatherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Laurel Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Axton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Ellett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Museville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Swansonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Pittsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Weal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Montgomery Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wabun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hanging Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claiborn, see our County-by-County Page for Claiborn.
Cemeteries Near Claiborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claiborn.
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 Claiborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claiborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Carolina Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greer - Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodges - Stump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Overfelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (747 more) ...
- Little Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Claiborn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claiborn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claiborn, with the one closest to Claiborn listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Callaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Junta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Algoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Gladehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Naff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Dillons Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claiborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claiborn.
Newspapers Published in Claiborn ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claiborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claiborn, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claiborn.
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 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 Claiborn:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Claiborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claiborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |