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 Green Place (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 Green Place. 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 Green Place ...
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 Green Place: Green Pl. (or less commonly used: Green Plc.)
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 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.
Green Place is located in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Green Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Place:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Green Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Paintlick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Claypool Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pounding Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Harman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Asberrys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Height
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Rowe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Janey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Jackson Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Trout Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Dye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Cardwell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Allison Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Chilhowie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Clinchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Loves Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glenford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Brumley Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Masada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Drowning Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Wythe County
- Rural Retreat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Height
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Newhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Peapatch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bradshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Gary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Anawalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Mercer County (WV)
- Yards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Place, see our County-by-County Page for Green Place.
Cemeteries Near Green Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Place.
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 Green Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vencill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (808 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Green Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Place, with the one closest to Green Place listed first.
- Steeleburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pounding Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillespie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Doran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swords Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Gap Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Place.
Newspapers Published in Green Place ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Place, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Place.
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 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 Green Place:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- McDowell County
- Mercer 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 Green Place, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |