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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Felicia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Felicia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Felicia, please Contact Us.
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 Felicia (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 Felicia. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Felicia is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Felicia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Felicia:
- Franklin County (The home county of Felicia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Villa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- North Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Goodview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Davis Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Huddleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Montvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Lowry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Lithia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Haymakertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Simpsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Reed Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Fieldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Axton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Worlds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Gretna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(23 miles [37 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
- Hurt
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sheva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Brutus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bent Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Mason Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Felicia, see our County-by-County Page for Felicia.
Cemeteries Near Felicia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Felicia.
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 Felicia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Felicia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Dent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holland - Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Redwood.
- The Dillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jesse Dillon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526962 <4>
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poindexter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Altice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crafts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.
Felicia itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Felicia, with the one closest to Felicia listed first.
- Dillons Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Villa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gladehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kasey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hardy Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Goodview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Felicia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Felicia.
Newspapers Published in Felicia ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Felicia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Felicia, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Felicia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Felicia:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Felicia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Felicia) 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. |