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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Indian. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Indian to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Indian, please Contact Us.
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 Indian (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 Indian. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Indian is historic, it would have been located within present day Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Pike (KY), Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, McDowell (WV) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Indian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Indian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Council
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Leemaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Rowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Janey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Grundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Matney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Bucu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Herald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clintwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Norton City
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Carterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Bickley Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Allison Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Red Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Paintlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Pounding Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Dunford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Sayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Craigs Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Clinchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mendota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Rust Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Abingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Benhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Almira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Burdine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Tolliver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Elkhorn City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashcamp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Mouthcard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Belcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Fedscreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Draffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Lick Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Hellier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Paw Paw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Lookout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Rockhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bradshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Avondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- War
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Iaeger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wyoming City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian, see our County-by-County Page for Indian.
Cemeteries Near Indian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian.
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 Indian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- O'Quinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duty View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1144 more) ...
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Breeding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Indian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian, with the one closest to Indian listed first.
- Bee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Duty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Davenport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Judge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Bucu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Colley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Aily
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Stratton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shack Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Grundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian.
Newspapers Published in Indian ...
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 Indian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian, 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 Indian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Indian:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Indian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |