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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Coonsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coonsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coonsville, 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 Coonsville (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 Coonsville. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Coonsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Coonsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coonsville:
- Bedford County (The home county of Coonsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Chamblissburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Villamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Lowry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Huddleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Amherst County
- Pedlar Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Apple Tree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Lithia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Troutville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Leesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bedford Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Powhatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lynch Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boones Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Penhook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- Elliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Hurt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
- Pittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Brutus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wabun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Bent Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Red Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Sunset Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coonsville, see our County-by-County Page for Coonsville.
Cemeteries Near Coonsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coonsville.
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 Coonsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coonsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (660 more) ...
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Coonsville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coonsville, with the one closest to Coonsville listed first.
- Chamblissburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Robertsons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsons is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsons
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thaxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Reba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Hardy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coonsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coonsville.
Newspapers Published in Coonsville ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coonsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coonsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coonsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coonsville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lynchburg City
- Montgomery County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge 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 Coonsville, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coonsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |