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 Cummings Heights (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 Cummings Heights. 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 Cummings Heights ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cummings Heights: Cummings Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Cummings Heights, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cummings Heights may originally have been Cumming's Heights.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cummings Heights might be written as Cumming Heights.
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.
Cummings Heights is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Cummings Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cummings Heights:
- Washington County (The home county of Cummings Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Abingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Rust Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Brumley Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Watauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Craigs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Carrie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dickensonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Jessees Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Fugates Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Artrip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Maces Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Nickelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Snowflake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Allison Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Chilhowie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Broadford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Paintlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Steeleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Red Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Grayson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Roten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Watauga County (NC)
- Zionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Buladeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Biltmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Elizabethton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Mountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Holston Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Collingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Beechnut City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Washington County (TN)
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cummings Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Cummings Heights.
Cemeteries Near Cummings Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cummings Heights.
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 Cummings Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cummings Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Shutters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1376 more) ...
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cummings Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cummings Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cummings Heights, with the one closest to Cummings Heights listed first.
- Abingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Holston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Craigs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Fleenors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Alum Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cummings Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cummings Heights.
Newspapers Published in Cummings Heights ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cummings Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cummings Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cummings Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cummings Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Ashe County
- Watauga County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Cummings Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cummings Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |