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 Hemlock (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 Hemlock. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Hemlock is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Hemlock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hemlock:
- Floyd County (The home county of Hemlock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Simpsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Sowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Goodview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Troutville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Dugspur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Huffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Captain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ferrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Prilliman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Rocky Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Sydnorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pembroke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Poplar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ellett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Charity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Woolwine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Critz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Snowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Parrott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wurno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hollins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hemlock, see our County-by-County Page for Hemlock.
Cemeteries Near Hemlock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemlock.
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 Hemlock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hemlock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Halls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kefauver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wimmers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (844 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hemlock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hemlock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Simpsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Huffville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Copper Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Pilot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Callaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Junta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Houchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Fagg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hemlock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hemlock.
Newspapers Published in Hemlock ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemlock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hemlock, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hemlock.
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 Hemlock:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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 Hemlock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hemlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |