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 Coulwood (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 Coulwood. 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 and 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.
Coulwood is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Coulwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coulwood:
- Russell County (The home county of Coulwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Honaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Spring City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Elk Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Jessees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Council
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Haysi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Cardwell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Adwolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Paintlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Richlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Cedar Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Dunford Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Lowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Craigs Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clinchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Abingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Rust Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Glade Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Esserville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Elkhorn City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashcamp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Belcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Lick Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mouthcard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Fedscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Paw Paw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Draffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Hellier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Holston Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Hunter Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Collingwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruthton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bradshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- War
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Newhall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coulwood, see our County-by-County Page for Coulwood.
Cemeteries Near Coulwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coulwood.
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 Coulwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coulwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fife Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (1196 more) ...
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree 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.<2>
While we didn't find Coulwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coulwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coulwood, with the one closest to Coulwood listed first.
- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Honaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Jessees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Swords Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Judge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rockdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Counts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coulwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coulwood.
Newspapers Published in Coulwood ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coulwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coulwood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coulwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Coulwood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Pike County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell 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> | 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 Coulwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coulwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |