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 Fractionville (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 Fractionville. 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 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.
Fractionville 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 Fractionville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fractionville:
- Washington County (The home county of Fractionville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Lowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Alvarado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dickensonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Jessees Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Fugates Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carterton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Maces Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Nickelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Snowflake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Allison Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Seven Mile Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Broadford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Paintlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Steeleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Red Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Roten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery County (NC)
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Mabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Buladeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Biltmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Fish Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Elizabethton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Fuller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Mountain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Trade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Flourville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fractionville, see our County-by-County Page for Fractionville.
Cemeteries Near Fractionville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fractionville.
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 Fractionville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fractionville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knollkreg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1364 more) ...
- Shutters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Fractionville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fractionville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fractionville, with the one closest to Fractionville listed first.
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Fleenors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fractionville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fractionville.
Newspapers Published in Fractionville ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fractionville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fractionville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fractionville.
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 helpful 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 Fractionville:
- 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
- Avery County
- Watauga County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Fractionville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fractionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |