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 Heusley (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 Heusley. 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.
Heusley is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Heusley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heusley:
- Henry County (The home county of Heusley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Villa Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Danville City
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Haycock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Critz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Patrick Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stuart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Grady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Swansonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Mount Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Museville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Weal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- 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
- Tightsqueeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Pittsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Whittles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Matrimony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Meadow Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- College Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Amostown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Aarons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heusley, see our County-by-County Page for Heusley.
Cemeteries Near Heusley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heusley.
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 Heusley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heusley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Peoples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Knob Cemetery is located
- The Chestnut Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303562 <2>
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eggleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Metz - Nunn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (694 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Heusley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heusley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heusley, with the one closest to Heusley listed first.
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Figsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Blackberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Matrimony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heusley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heusley.
Newspapers Published in Heusley ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heusley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heusley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heusley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heusley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes 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 Heusley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Heusley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |