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 Eagle Oak (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 Eagle Oak. 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 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.
Eagle Oak is located in Bland 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 Bland County: Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Oak:
- Bland County (The home county of Eagle Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Bland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Sheep Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Shorts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sylvatus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galax City
- Galax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Shumate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Thessalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Poplar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Glen Lyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Elk Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Fries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Hilton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Draper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wurno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Ellendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Broadford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Little Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Bluefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Falls Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Five Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Boissevain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Asberrys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Wytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rural Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Max Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Fort Chiswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Locust Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Ivanhoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Anawalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Elkhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Newhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Keystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Gary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Yards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Blake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Littlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Nemours
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bramwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flipping
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- East River ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Coopers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Oak.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Oak.
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 Eagle Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51439 <3>
- Houndshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shewey Cemetery
- The Shewey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52125 <3>
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Earhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Eagle Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Oak, with the one closest to Eagle Oak listed first.
- Effna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Grapefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Ceres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Petunia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Grubb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Wytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burkes Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Cove Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rural Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kimberling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagle Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Oak.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Oak ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Oak, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Eagle Oak:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Pulaski County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer 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> | 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- Eagle Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Eagle Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |