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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 Henry Fork (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 Henry Fork. 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 Henry Fork ...

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 Henry Fork: Henry Frk.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Henry Fork is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.

Below are the counties that are near Henry Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry Fork:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Henry Fork)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Rocky Mount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barfoot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
    • Redwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Gogginsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
    • Sydnorsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Villa is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
    • Hickman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickman is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Felicia ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Felicia is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
    • Ferrum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Prilliman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
    • Union Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Chimney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Goodview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Radford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Radford is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Clevilas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
    • Moneta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamblissburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
    • Davis Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
    • Coonsville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Huddleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppa Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Montvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Villamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Apple Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Cloverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Laymantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Runaway Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Blue Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Daleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Campbell County
    • Leesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Leesville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Pizarro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
    • Simpsons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
    • Terrys Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Haycock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Haycock is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
    • Poff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
    • Floyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sowers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Oak Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Level is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
    • Reed Creek Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
    • Bassett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanleytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leatherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leatherwood is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
    • Fieldale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Villa Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Villa Heights is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
    • Laurel Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Park is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Chatmoss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Chatmoss is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
    • Preston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Axton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville City
    • Martinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Alleghany Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
    • Shawsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Houchins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Rogers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Raintree Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Old Farm Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
  • Patrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Dodson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodson is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Charity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Elamsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elamsville is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
    • Woolwine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stella is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Critz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Patrick Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nettleridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
  • Pittsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Museville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
    • Grady
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Worlds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
    • Swansonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
    • Pittsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Weal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
    • Whittles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
      • Whittles has also been known as:
      • Whittle's Depot
      • Whittle's Station
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
    • Gretna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Cascade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Tightsqueeze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
    • Mount Cross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Roanoke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Roanoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Bent Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Montgomery Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Vinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wabun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
    • Riverside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Hanging Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hollins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mason Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Salem City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Sunset Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockingham County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Matrimony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Henry Fork.

Cemeteries Near Henry Fork ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry Fork.

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 Henry Fork - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.

  • Law Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Henry Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hodges - Lynch - Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rigney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pinckard - Tyree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dudley - Tyree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (730 more) ...

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 Henry Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henry Fork.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry Fork, with the one closest to Henry Fork listed first.

  • Rocky Mount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Sydnorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
  • Gogginsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
  • Gladehill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gladehill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
  • Villa ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Villa is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
  • Hickman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickman is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Felicia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Felicia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
  • Prilliman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
  • Dillons Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
  • Union Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Callaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Callaway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Oak Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Level is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
    • Boones Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Junta ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Junta is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry Fork.

Newspapers Published in Henry Fork ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henry Fork.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henry Fork, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henry Fork.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Henry Fork:

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 Henry Fork, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Henry Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.