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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Craigs Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Craigs Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Craigs Creek, 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 Craigs Creek (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 Craigs Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Craigs Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Craigs Creek: Craigs Crk. (or less commonly used: Craigs Ck. or Craigs Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Craigs Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Craigs Creek may originally have been Craig's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Craigs Creek might be written as Craig Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Craigs Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Craig County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Craig County: Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke & Monroe (WV).

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

  • Craig County     (The home county of Craigs Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • New Castle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
    • Simmonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
      • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
    • Huffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
      • Huffman is located in Craig County
    • Captain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
      • Captain is located in Craig County
  • Alleghany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Rich Patch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
      • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
    • Moss Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
      • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
    • Low Moor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Alleghany County
    • Clifton Forge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Gate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
      • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Griffith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Alleghany County
  • Bath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Carloover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
      • Carloover is located in Bath County
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Bath County
    • Healing Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
      • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
  • Bedford City
    • Bedford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Villamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
    • Montvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coonsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
      • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
    • Chamblissburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chamblissburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
    • Peaksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
      • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
    • Goodview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clevilas ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevilas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
      • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
    • Joppa Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
      • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Fincastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
      • Strom is located in Botetourt County
    • Daleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Troutville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botetourt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
    • Salisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
    • Springwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
      • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
    • Gala
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
      • Gala is located in Botetourt County
    • Apple Tree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Runaway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Haden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
      • Haden is located in Botetourt County
    • Laymantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
  • Covington City
    • Covington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Covington City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
  • Franklin County
    • Boones Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Giles County
    • Kire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
      • Kire is located in Giles County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Elliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennetts Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennetts Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
      • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Tabor Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
      • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Shawsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
      • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <3>
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Roanoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Garden City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Roanoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Mason Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Hollins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
      • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <3>
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moomaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
    • Hanging Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Vinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
    • Wabun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
      • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Cave Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
      • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Bent Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Red Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
      • Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
    • Longwood ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
    • Natural Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natural Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
      • Natural Bridge is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <3>
    • Greenlee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
      • Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
    • Fancy Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
      • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
  • Salem City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Salem City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
    • Sunset Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
  • Greenbrier County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Tuckahoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Meadow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
      • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Caldwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brink ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
      • Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Fairlea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ronceverte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Neola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Lewisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
    • Rockland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Monroe County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
    • Hollywood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Hillsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

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

Cemeteries Near Craigs Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craigs Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hebron UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<6> to the southwest of New Castle.
  • McCartney Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKalester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKalester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKalester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haymakertown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • King Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<6> to the southwest of Oriskany.
    • The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • King Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <7>
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leffel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leffel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (277 more) ...
    • Godwin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
      • The Godwin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Slicer Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Paxton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.

Craigs Creek 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 Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.

  • New Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fincastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Looney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
    • Looney is located in Craig County
  • Abbott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Craig County
  • Amsterdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
  • Potts Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
    • Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
  • Daleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Strom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
    • Strom is located in Botetourt County
  • Gunn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
    • Gunn is located in Craig County
  • Catawba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <3>
  • Nace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
    • Nace is located in Botetourt County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botetourt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
    • Bessemer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
    • Salisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County

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

Newspapers Published in Craigs Creek ...

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 Craigs Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craigs Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craigs Creek.

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 helpful 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 Craigs Creek:

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Craigs Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craigs Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craigs Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5507, Longitude: -80.0153       In this case, the coordinates for Craigs Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.




 

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