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 Hilton Village (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 Hilton Village. 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 Hilton Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hilton Village: Hilton Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hilton Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hilton Village.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Hilton Village is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Hilton Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilton Village:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Hilton Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Pulaski
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Fairlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Snowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Parrott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bastian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Sylvatus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Shorts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sheep Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Dugspur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pipers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Poff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Terrys Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galax City
- Galax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Shumate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Eggleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Grayson County
- Fries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Childress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Prices Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Riner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Merrimac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Rogers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBryde Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Houchins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Tazewell County
- Bluefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Willowton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Elgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Peterstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Summers County (WV)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilton Village, see our County-by-County Page for Hilton Village.
Cemeteries Near Hilton Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilton Village.
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 Hilton Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilton Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newbern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Oglesby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Hilton Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilton Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilton Village, with the one closest to Hilton Village listed first.
- Pulaski
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Allisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Max Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grahams Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Kayoulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- New River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilton Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilton Village.
Newspapers Published in Hilton Village ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilton Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilton Village, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilton Village.
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 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 Hilton Village:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Montgomery County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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 Hilton Village, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilton Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |