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 Dugwell (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 Dugwell. 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 doctors and 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.
Dugwell is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Dugwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dugwell:
- Franklin County (The home county of Dugwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Gogginsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Prilliman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Goodview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Moneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Davis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Villamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huddleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Laymantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Troutville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Craig County
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Simpsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Leatherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Laurel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Chatmoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Axton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Ellett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Raintree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Bennetts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Christiansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Dodson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Museville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Pittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Swansonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Montgomery Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wabun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dugwell, see our County-by-County Page for Dugwell.
Cemeteries Near Dugwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dugwell.
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 Dugwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dugwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Carper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gogginsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overfelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (751 more) ...
- Flora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Handy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Dugwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dugwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dugwell, with the one closest to Dugwell listed first.
- Hickman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Junta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Naff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Dillons Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copper Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dugwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dugwell.
Newspapers Published in Dugwell ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dugwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dugwell, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dugwell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dugwell:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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> | 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 Dugwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dugwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |