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 Henrytown (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 Henrytown. 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 doctors 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.
Henrytown is located in Smyth 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 Smyth County: Bland, Grayson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Henrytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrytown:
- Smyth County (The home county of Henrytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Allison Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cardwell Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Broadford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Council
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Mavisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Janey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Whitetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Elk Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Honaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Spring City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Creswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Paintlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Claypool Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pounding Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Asberrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Harman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Clinchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Brumley Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Wythe County
- Rural Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sturgills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Roten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Grassy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Shingletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Holston Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Height
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Newhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henrytown, see our County-by-County Page for Henrytown.
Cemeteries Near Henrytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrytown.
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 Henrytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henrytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tumbling Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1012 more) ...
- McCreadys Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Henrytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henrytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henrytown, with the one closest to Henrytown listed first.
- Saltville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glade Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Broadford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rockdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henrytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henrytown.
Newspapers Published in Henrytown ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrytown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrytown.
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 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 Henrytown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Smyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Wythe County
- Ashe County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell 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 Henrytown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henrytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |