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 Dublin (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 Dublin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dublin is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Dublin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dublin:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Dublin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Newbern
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wurno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
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- Hilton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Mack Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
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- Parrott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Snowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Sylvatus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Shorts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sheep Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Nester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pike City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
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- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Captain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Terrys Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Goodwins Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Mountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Rich Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Merrimac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- McBryde Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Old Farm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Ellett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Patrick County
- Meadows of Dan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Roanoke County
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Locust Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Max Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ivanhoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Willowton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Elgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Blake ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Peterstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Summers County (WV)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dublin, see our County-by-County Page for Dublin.
Cemeteries Near Dublin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dublin.
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 Dublin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dublin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Dublin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newbern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cecil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dublin had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dublin had a population of 2,578 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Newbern
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Radford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Belspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Snowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Staffordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Trigg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dublin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dublin.
Newspapers Published in Dublin ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dublin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dublin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dublin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dublin:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Dublin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dublin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |