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 Fox (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 Fox. 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 and 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.
Fox is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Fox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox:
- Grayson County (The home county of Fox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Bridle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Elk Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Whitetop
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pipers Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Sheep Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Galax City
- Galax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Tazewell County
- Asberrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Green Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glade Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Speedwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fort Chiswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Topia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Laurel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ennice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Transou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Comet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Warrensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Mountain Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Deep Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Abshers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Traphill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Wilbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Hays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Lomax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Fairplains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Millers Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox, see our County-by-County Page for Fox.
Cemeteries Near Fox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox.
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 Fox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Fox Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holdaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robert Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- The Grubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Grubb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50481 <2>
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fox had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Topia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crumpler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox.
Newspapers Published in Fox ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox.
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 Fox:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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 Fox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Fox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |