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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 Cranes Nest (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 Cranes Nest. 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 Cranes Nest ...
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.
While the name of this community is Cranes Nest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cranes Nest may originally have been Crane's Nest.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cranes Nest might be written as Crane Nest.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cranes Nest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cranes Nest.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Cranes Nest is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Cranes Nest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranes Nest:
- Wise County (The home county of Cranes Nest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Coeburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Dwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Almira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
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- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Council
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Leemaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Grundy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Herald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Darnell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Norton City
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Dante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dickensonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Creswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Artrip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Maces Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gate City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Clinchport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Mendota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Craigs Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Benhams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Holston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Burson Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Brumley Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Three Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
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- Greendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Lowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Weeksbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Melvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Wheelwright Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Bypro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Holmes Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Kite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Redfox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Burdine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Cromona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Mayking
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- McRoberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Seco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Tolliver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Oven Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Ermine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Ashcamp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Dorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hellier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Myra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Elkhorn City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lookout
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Jonancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Rockhouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Belcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Virgie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Morrison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Harrtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Mill Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Orebank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Beechnut City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cherokee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Akard Addition
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Borden Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cranes Nest, see our County-by-County Page for Cranes Nest.
Cemeteries Near Cranes Nest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranes Nest.
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 Cranes Nest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cranes Nest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bondtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Easterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1379 more) ...
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cranes Nest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cranes Nest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cranes Nest, with the one closest to Cranes Nest listed first.
- Coeburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Tacoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Dwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Stratton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Clinch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bickley Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cranes Nest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cranes Nest.
Newspapers Published in Cranes Nest ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranes Nest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranes Nest, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranes Nest.
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 Cranes Nest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Cranes Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cranes Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |