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 Copper Hill (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 Copper Hill. 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 and doctors 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.
Copper Hill is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Copper Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copper Hill:
- Floyd County (The home county of Copper Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Simpsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Sowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Goodview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Radford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Villamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Carroll County
- Pike City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Mountain Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Eggleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Oak Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ellett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Dodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows of Dan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Snowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(16 miles [25.7 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 Copper Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Copper Hill.
Cemeteries Near Copper Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copper Hill.
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 Copper Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copper Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kefauver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wimmers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (817 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adney Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Copper Hill had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Copper Hill, with the one closest to Copper Hill listed first.
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Simpsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Bent Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Junta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Callaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Airpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Terrys Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Alleghany Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Naff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poages Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copper Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copper Hill.
Newspapers Published in Copper Hill ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copper Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copper Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Copper Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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> | 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 Copper Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Copper Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |