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 Glenvar Heights (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 Glenvar Heights. 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 Glenvar Heights ...
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 Glenvar Heights: Glenvar Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glenvar Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenvar Heights.
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 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.
Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenvar Heights:
- Roanoke County (The home county of Glenvar Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- 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
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Moneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Runaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- 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)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oriskany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Simpsons
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Sowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Poff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(26 miles [41.8 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- 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
- Houchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- 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
- Raintree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree 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
- Sundance Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Patrick County
- Dodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Radford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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 Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Glenvar Heights.
Cemeteries Near Glenvar Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenvar Heights.
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 Glenvar Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenvar Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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)
- Butts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spessard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Glenvar Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenvar Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenvar Heights, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights 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
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- 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)
- 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 Glenvar Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenvar Heights.
Newspapers Published in Glenvar Heights ...
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 Glenvar Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenvar Heights, 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 Glenvar Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Glenvar Heights:
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenvar Heights) 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 Glenvar Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |