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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 Eagles Roost (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 Eagles Roost. 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.
Name Variations for Eagles Roost ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Eagles Roost, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Eagles Roost may originally have been Eagle's Roost.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eagles Roost might be written as Eagle Roost.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Eagles Roost is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Eagles Roost. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagles Roost:
- Bedford County (The home county of Eagles Roost)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Radford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huddleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Chamblissburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Lowry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Apple Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Bedford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Powhatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Gladys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rustburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Laprades Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Burnt Chimney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Sydnorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Cody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Sign Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Leatherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Axton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg City
- Woodbine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
- Whittles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Brutus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Weal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Chalk Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Sheva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagles Roost, see our County-by-County Page for Eagles Roost.
Cemeteries Near Eagles Roost ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagles Roost.
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 Eagles Roost - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagles Roost covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Staunton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toney Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (712 more) ...
- Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dudley Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<5>
While we didn't find Eagles Roost in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagles Roost.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagles Roost, with the one closest to Eagles Roost listed first.
- Kasey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Scruggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Moneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toshes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toshes
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Brights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagles Roost. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagles Roost.
Newspapers Published in Eagles Roost ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagles Roost.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagles Roost, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagles Roost.
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 Eagles Roost:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Lynchburg City
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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' (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- Eagles Roost) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eagles Roost, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |