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 Hansonville (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 Hansonville. 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 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.
Hansonville 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 Hansonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hansonville:
- Russell County (The home county of Hansonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Bickley Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Council
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Haysi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norton City
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Fort Blackmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Allison Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chilhowie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Paintlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Holston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Rust Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Benhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Burson Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hawkins County (TN)
- Greenvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Mountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Collingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Holston Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Ruthton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hansonville, see our County-by-County Page for Hansonville.
Cemeteries Near Hansonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hansonville.
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 Hansonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hansonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tignor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chafin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Linder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1372 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gobble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hansonville had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hansonville, with the one closest to Hansonville listed first.
- Hawkins Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Holston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Dickensonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Alum Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Ravens Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hansonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hansonville.
Newspapers Published in Hansonville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hansonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hansonville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hansonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hansonville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hansonville) 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 Hansonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |