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 Figsboro (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 Figsboro. 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 hospitals and 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.
Figsboro is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Figsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Figsboro:
- Henry County (The home county of Figsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Reed Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Stanleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Fieldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chatmoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Axton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Radford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Simpsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Floyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Poff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Terrys Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Sydnorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Redwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Nettleridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Weal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Tightsqueeze
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Pittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Whittles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke City
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- Bent Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Matrimony
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Spray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Meadow Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Draper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stoneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- College Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mayodan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Amostown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Aarons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Figsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Figsboro.
Cemeteries Near Figsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Figsboro.
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 Figsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Figsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eggleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starkey - Barbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz - Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- Henry Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Figsboro had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Figsboro, with the one closest to Figsboro listed first.
- Reed Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Sydnorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Prilliman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Blackberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Axton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Irisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Figsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Figsboro.
Newspapers Published in Figsboro ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Figsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Figsboro, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Figsboro.
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 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 Figsboro:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Caswell County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes 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 Figsboro, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Figsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |