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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 Jacksons Store (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 Jacksons Store. 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 Jacksons Store ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Jacksons Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jacksons Store may originally have been Jackson's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jacksons Store might be written as Jackson Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jacksons Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jacksons Store.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Jacksons Store is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Jacksons Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksons Store:
- Russell County (The home county of Jacksons Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Honaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Vansant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Royal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Grundy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Carrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Haysi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Whitetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- Grigbys Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Cardwell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Seven Mile Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Paintlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Claypool Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Maxwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Asberrys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Dunford Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Clinchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Lindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glade Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Holston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Shingletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Holston Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Bradshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yukon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacksons Store, see our County-by-County Page for Jacksons Store.
Cemeteries Near Jacksons Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksons Store.
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 Jacksons Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacksons Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deniston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mutter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hankins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1045 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vencill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Jacksons Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacksons Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacksons Store, with the one closest to Jacksons Store listed first.
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Belfast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Swords Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Rockdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Honaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Steeleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 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 Jacksons Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacksons Store.
Newspapers Published in Jacksons Store ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksons Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksons Store, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksons Store.
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 Jacksons Store:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jacksons Store, 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- Jacksons Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |