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 Hale 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 Hale 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 Hale 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.
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 Hale Creek: Hale Crk. (or less commonly used: Hale Ck. or Hale Cr.)
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.
Hale Creek is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Pike (KY), Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, McDowell (WV) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hale Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hale Creek:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Hale Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Matney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Janey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rowe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Leemaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Bucu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Haysi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarpon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Nora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dante
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Jessees Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Carterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Allison Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Broadford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Dunford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Sayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pounding Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Maxwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Washington County
- Clinchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Fedscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Stopover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Majestic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Lick Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Elkhorn City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freeburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Belcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Logan County (WV)
- Wylo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Paynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- War
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Panther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Newhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Wharncliffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Pie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Blackberry City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Musick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Cub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Woosley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Fanny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Uno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Clear Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Mullensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hale Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Hale Creek.
Cemeteries Near Hale Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale 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 Hale Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (785 more) ...
- Keen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blankenship 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hale Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hale Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale Creek, with the one closest to Hale Creek listed first.
- Shack Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Doran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swords Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Big Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hale Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale Creek.
Newspapers Published in Hale 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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale Creek.
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 Hale Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Pike County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wyoming 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 Hale Creek, 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- Hale Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |