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 Gladehill (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 Gladehill. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Gladehill 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 Gladehill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gladehill:
- Franklin County (The home county of Gladehill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Redwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Laprades Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Westlake Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chamblissburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Huddleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Lowry
(30 miles [48.3 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 Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Blue Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Runaway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Haycock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Reed Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Bassett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Axton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Elliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Dodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Pittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Swansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Weal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 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
- Tightsqueeze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Sheva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Hurt
(26 miles [41.8 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 <1>
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bent Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gladehill, see our County-by-County Page for Gladehill.
Cemeteries Near Gladehill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladehill.
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 Gladehill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gladehill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holland - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glade Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brooks - Metts - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferguson - Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pelter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (724 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Preston 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gladehill had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gladehill, with the one closest to Gladehill listed first.
- Redwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Dillons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Scruggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Kasey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gladehill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gladehill.
Newspapers Published in Gladehill ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladehill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladehill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gladehill.
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 Gladehill:
- 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> | 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 Gladehill, 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- Gladehill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |