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 Ellendale Ford (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 Ellendale Ford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth 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 Smyth County: Bland, Grayson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Ellendale Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellendale Ford:
- Smyth County (The home county of Ellendale Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chilhowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Bastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Rowe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Council
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Mavisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Whitetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Elk Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Dye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Elk Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Honaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Artrip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Asberrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Paintlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Claypool Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Adria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Fleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Clinchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Lindell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Green Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Glenford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wytheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Alleghany County (NC)
- Piney Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Sturgills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Crumpler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Anawalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Yards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Nemours
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellendale Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Ellendale Ford.
Cemeteries Near Ellendale Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellendale Ford.
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 Ellendale Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellendale Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burnop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (765 more) ...
- Hubble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Ellendale Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellendale Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellendale Ford, with the one closest to Ellendale Ford listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Chatham Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Tannersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Broadford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asberrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Seven Mile Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Glade Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellendale Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellendale Ford.
Newspapers Published in Ellendale Ford ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellendale Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellendale Ford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellendale Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ellendale Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Smyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Ellendale Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellendale Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |