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 Emory (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 Emory. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Emory 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 Emory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emory:
- Washington County (The home county of Emory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Glade Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clinchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Lindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Fleet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Alvarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Drowning Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Lowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Whitetop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Jessees Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dickensonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Scott County
- Grigbys Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Broadford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Paintlick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Raven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pounding Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Asberrys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Harman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sturgills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brandon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Roten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County (NC)
- Zionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Shingletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Trade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Holston Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ruthton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Collingwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emory, see our County-by-County Page for Emory.
Cemeteries Near Emory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emory.
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 Emory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Astin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1065 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Emory had a population of 184 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emory, with the one closest to Emory listed first.
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glade Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shortsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Lindell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emory.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Emory ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emory.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Emory. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Emory and those printed in the larger area surrounding Emory.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Emory.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Emory:
- 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
- Watauga 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 Emory, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |