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 Claudville (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 Claudville. 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 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.
Claudville is located in Patrick 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 Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Claudville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claudville:
- Patrick County (The home county of Claudville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Carters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Woolwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Pike City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Pipers Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Haycock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Floyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Pizarro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Sowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Galax City
- Galax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- Low Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Alleghany County (NC)
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- King
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <1>
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bannertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Donnaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Rural Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Creek View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dozier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Hunter Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Mayodan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ellisboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Vade Mecum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Capella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pinnacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Mount Herman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Pilot Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Yadkin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- East Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Forbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claudville, see our County-by-County Page for Claudville.
Cemeteries Near Claudville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claudville.
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 Claudville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claudville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Robert L. Beasely Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danube Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
- The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Beginning Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219861 <2>
- Clement Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clement Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
- The Clement Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ralph Alexander Clement Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458500 <2>
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Spur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spur Cemetery
- The Bell Spur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellspur Cemetery
- Old Bell Spur Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bowman - Jessup - Rorrer - Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (699 more) ...
- Woodville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall - Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Claudville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claudville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claudville, with the one closest to Claudville listed first.
- Carters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dobyns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Francisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Laurel Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Nester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gladesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claudville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claudville.
Newspapers Published in Claudville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claudville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claudville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claudville.
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 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 Claudville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Alleghany County
- Forsyth County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Claudville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claudville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |