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 Duncanville (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 Duncanville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Duncanville 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 Duncanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncanville:
- Washington County (The home county of Duncanville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Abingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Clinchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Rust Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Watauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Craigs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Glade Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Council
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Janey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clinchco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Artrip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Honaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dickensonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Carterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Willow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- 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
- Hiltons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(29 miles [46.7 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 Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Allison Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chilhowie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Paintlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Steeleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Red Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Claypool Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Richlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Asberrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Thompson Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Holston Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(18 miles [29 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
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Collingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Beechnut City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mill Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncanville, see our County-by-County Page for Duncanville.
Cemeteries Near Duncanville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncanville.
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 Duncanville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duncanville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fogleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1181 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Duncanville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncanville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncanville, with the one closest to Duncanville listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Shortsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Lindell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Rockdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Barnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Abingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Emory
(9 miles [14.5 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 Duncanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncanville.
Newspapers Published in Duncanville ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncanville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncanville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncanville.
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 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 Duncanville:
- 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
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Duncanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |