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 Fork Mountain (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 Fork Mountain. 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 Fork Mountain ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fork Mountain: Fork Mtn. (or less commonly used: Fork Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fork Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fork Mountain.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Fork Mountain is located in 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 Fork Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fork Mountain:
- Franklin County (The home county of Fork Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Sydnorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Laprades Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Radford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Goodview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Davis Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Pizarro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Simpsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Terrys Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Oak Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Pilot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Grady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(16 miles [25.7 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 east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Swansonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Weal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Pittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Mount Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Whittles
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Ridgecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Montgomery Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Matrimony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Spray ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Draper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- College Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Amostown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Aarons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Fork Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Fork Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Fork Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fork Mountain.
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 Fork Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fork Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Starkey - Barbour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sink Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- Metz - Nunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Fork Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fork Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fork Mountain, with the one closest to Fork Mountain listed first.
- Oak Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Sydnorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Figsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Prilliman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gladehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fork Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fork Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Fork Mountain ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fork Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fork Mountain, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fork Mountain.
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 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 Fork Mountain:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke 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 Fork Mountain, 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' (or 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- Fork Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |