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 Halsey Ferry (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 Halsey Ferry. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Halsey Ferry is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Halsey Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halsey Ferry:
- Grayson County (The home county of Halsey Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Flat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trout Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sheep Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Galax City
- Galax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adwolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Seven Mile Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Green Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Fleet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Speedwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Piney Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Hooker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ennice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edmonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Weavers Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Transou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Wagoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Warrensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Devotion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Low Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Round Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Deep Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Rutherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Zionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Abshers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Wilbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Traphill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Hays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Millers Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halsey Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Halsey Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Halsey Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halsey Ferry.
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 Halsey Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halsey Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robert Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holdaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phipps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Dainel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- The Grubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Grubb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50481 <2>
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Halsey Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halsey Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halsey Ferry, with the one closest to Halsey Ferry listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Piney Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Bridle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Crumpler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Scottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halsey Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halsey Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Halsey Ferry ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halsey Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halsey Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halsey Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Halsey Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Halsey Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halsey Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |