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 Glen Forest (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 Glen Forest. 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 Glen Forest ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Glen Forest: Glen Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glen Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glen Forest.
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 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.
Glen Forest is located in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County: Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Glen Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen Forest:
- Roanoke County (The home county of Glen Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Wabun
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Villamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Goodview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Montvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Haymakertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Laymantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Oriskany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Captain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Simpsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Burnt Chimney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Barfoot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Kire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Goodwins Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Alleghany Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Mount Tabor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Raintree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- McBryde Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Merrimac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Dodson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Cowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Parrott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Snowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Hollywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glen Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Glen Forest.
Cemeteries Near Glen Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Forest.
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 Glen Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Givens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duckwiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spessard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (692 more) ...
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Glen Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Forest, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Bradshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Poages Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fagg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bennetts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Alleghany Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Naff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Forest.
Newspapers Published in Glen Forest ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Forest, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Forest.
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 Glen Forest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Roanoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Salem City
- Monroe 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glen Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |