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 Grassy Creek (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 Grassy Creek. 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 Grassy Creek ...
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 Grassy Creek: Grassy Crk. (or less commonly used: Grassy Ck. or Grassy Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grassy Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grassy Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Grassy Creek is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Grassy Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grassy Creek:
- Russell County (The home county of Grassy Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dante
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clinchco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norton City
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Maces Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Blackmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Benhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Burson Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Holston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Brumley Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Dwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- East Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Appalachia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Watauga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Buladeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County (TN)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Beechnut City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Collingwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Akard Addition
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Harrtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Blountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flourville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Fall Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Camelot Two
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- North Johnson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grassy Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Grassy Creek.
Cemeteries Near Grassy Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy Creek.
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 Grassy Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grassy Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vickers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1661 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Grassy Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grassy Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grassy Creek, with the one closest to Grassy Creek listed first.
- Point Truth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Fugates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Nickelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Ravens Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McConnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Maces Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Alum Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grassy Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grassy Creek.
Newspapers Published in Grassy Creek ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassy Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grassy Creek, 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 Grassy Creek.
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 Grassy Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Hawkins 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 Grassy Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Grassy Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |