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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Debusk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Debusk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Debusk, 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 Debusk (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 Debusk. 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 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 Debusk is historic, it would have been located within present day Dickenson 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 Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Debusk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Debusk:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Debusk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Aily
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Clinchco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Leemaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Rowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Janey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Grundy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Kelsa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Norton City
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Dante
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Bickley Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dickensonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Cardwell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Red Ash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paintlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Craigs Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Brumley Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Mendota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Greendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Benhams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Burson Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Glenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Rust Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Hamilton town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Pound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Almira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Esserville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Weeksbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Burdine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Tolliver Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hemphill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Elkhorn City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Belcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Lick Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Mouthcard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Dorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Height
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Debusk, see our County-by-County Page for Debusk.
Cemeteries Near Debusk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Debusk.
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 Debusk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Debusk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Wampler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wampler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rasnake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1200 more) ...
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rasnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rasnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Debusk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Debusk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Debusk, with the one closest to Debusk listed first.
- Aily
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Stratton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Judge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Colley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Duty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Bee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Counts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Debusk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Debusk.
Newspapers Published in Debusk ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Debusk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Debusk, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Debusk.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Debusk:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Debusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Debusk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |