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 Houchins (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 Houchins. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Houchins is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Craig, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Houchins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houchins:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Houchins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Old Farm Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Alleghany Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBryde Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Daleville
(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
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Dugspur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Sylvatus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Huffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Abbott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Terrys Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Simpsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Poff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pizarro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Haycock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Indian Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Boones Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Poplar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Pearisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Lurich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Charity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Fairlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Snowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Parrott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wurno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Mack Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 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 Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wabun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hollins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Assurance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houchins, see our County-by-County Page for Houchins.
Cemeteries Near Houchins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houchins.
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 Houchins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houchins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Flag Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Den Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52344 <2>
- Jennelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery #3
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Shelor - Booth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Houchins had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houchins, with the one closest to Houchins listed first.
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fagg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Alleghany Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huffville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Vicker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Terrys Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houchins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houchins.
Newspapers Published in Houchins ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houchins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houchins, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houchins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Houchins:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Botetourt County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Logan County
- Monroe 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 Houchins, 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 from Point A (ie- Houchins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |