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 Craig (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 Craig. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Craig is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Craig. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig:
- Henry County (The home county of Craig)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Reed Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Irisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Haycock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Laprades Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Algoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Redwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Peters Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Charity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Mount Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Brinkley Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Crims Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Bannertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Pine Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- King
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rural Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Bonanza Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Matrimony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayodan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Meadow Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Draper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Ellisboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- College Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Amostown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Aarons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pine Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Bailey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig, see our County-by-County Page for Craig.
Cemeteries Near Craig ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig.
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 Craig - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Top Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Christian View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Knob Cemetery is located
- The Chestnut Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303562 <3>
- Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joyce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- The Joyce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47833 <3>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Craig in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craig.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Horse Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Nettleridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beaver Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Prestonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig.
Newspapers Published in Craig ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craig, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craig.
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 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 Craig:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry 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> | 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- Craig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Craig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |