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 Intervale (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 Intervale. 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 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.
Intervale is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Intervale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Intervale:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Intervale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Rich Patch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Clifton Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Healing Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mitchelltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bath Alum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Millboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Yost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Strom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Gala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Oriskany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Haymakertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covington City
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roanoke County
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Kerrs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Greenlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Tuckahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Brink ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frankford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Falling Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Clendenenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Fairlea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Hollywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marlinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Intervale, see our County-by-County Page for Intervale.
Cemeteries Near Intervale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Intervale.
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 Intervale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Intervale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mallow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Humphries Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Intervale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Intervale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Intervale, with the one closest to Intervale listed first.
- Mallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Callaghan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Backbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Strom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Haden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Iron Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Longdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Callison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Healing Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Intervale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Intervale.
Newspapers Published in Intervale ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Intervale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Intervale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Intervale.
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 helpful 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 Intervale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Lexington City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Pocahontas 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 Intervale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Intervale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |