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 Ingles Ferry (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 Ingles Ferry. 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 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.
Ingles Ferry 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 Ingles Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ingles Ferry:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Ingles Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Snowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parrott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Wurno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Mack Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Dugspur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Shorts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Sheep Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Nester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Huffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Terrys Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Poff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Haycock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Franklin County
- Algoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Goodwins Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Eggleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thessalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Mountain Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pearisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Kire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Lurich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Christiansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- McBryde Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Blacksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wabun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Locust Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Willowton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Elgood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- East River ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Peterstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wikel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Summers County (WV)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Ingles Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Ingles Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Ingles Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ingles Ferry.
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 Ingles Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ingles Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newbern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- Burton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Ingles Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ingles Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ingles Ferry, with the one closest to Ingles Ferry listed first.
- New River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Radford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Snowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Vicker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Riner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Draper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ingles Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ingles Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Ingles Ferry ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingles Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ingles Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ingles Ferry.
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 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 Ingles Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Radford City
- Roanoke 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 Ingles Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ingles Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |