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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 Cliffview (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 Cliffview. 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 hospitals 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.

Cliffview is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Surry & Wythe.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Cliffview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Pipers Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Drenn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Drenn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
    • Sheep Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
    • Lambsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shorts Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Hillsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fancy Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Star is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Sylvatus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
    • Cana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Indian Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Galax City
    • Galax
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Fries
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Low Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Low Gap is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Baywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Baywood is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elk Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bridle Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
    • Flat Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
    • Mouth-of-Wilson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Trout Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rugby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rugby is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Patrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Ararat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Carters Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
    • Meadows of Dan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Draper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mack Creek Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
    • Pulaski
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Wurno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
    • Newbern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Atkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wythe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Austinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Siloam is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Rowe Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
    • Speedwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Fort Chiswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
    • Kent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kent is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Locust Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Max Meadows
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crockett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wytheville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural Retreat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alleghany County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Edmonds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
    • Ennice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Glade Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
    • Amelia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Roaring Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Piney Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Topia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
    • Laurel Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashe County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Weavers Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
    • Grassy Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Transou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
    • Crumpler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Low Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Round Peak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
    • Devotion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
    • Red Brush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
    • Toast
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
    • Mountain Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Thurmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Airy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zephyr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Zephyr is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
    • Dobson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dobson is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <1>
    • Flat Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • White Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Wilkes County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliffview, with the one closest to Cliffview listed first.
    • Traphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Abshers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
    • Moxley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Zebra ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
    • Lomax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
    • Springfield ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Dehart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
    • McGrady
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady

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

Cemeteries Near Cliffview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliffview.

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 Cliffview - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Felts Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blair Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Galax City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bishops Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Painter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gladeville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Monta Vista Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Continue List   (635 more) ...

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 Cliffview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliffview.

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

  • Wolf Glade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
  • Pipers Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevens Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
  • Grayson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grayson is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Edmonds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Drenn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drenn is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
  • Carsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Carsonville is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Ennice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Peach Bottom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
  • Lambsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Low Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cliffview ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliffview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliffview, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliffview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cliffview:

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 Cliffview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cliffview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.