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 Jewell Valley (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 Jewell Valley. 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 Jewell Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jewell Valley: Jewell Vly. (or less commonly used: Jewell Vally. or Jewell Vlly.)
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 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.
Jewell Valley is located in 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 Jewell Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jewell Valley:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Jewell Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mavisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Grundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Royal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leemaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Bucu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Haysi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Tarpon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Honaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Artrip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Broadford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Cardwell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Red Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Sayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Claypool Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Washington County
- Clinchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Paw Paw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Stopover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Fedscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Phelps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Calloway Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Freeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Lick Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County (WV)
- Wylo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bradshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- War
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Iaeger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Roderfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Coaldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coopers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Bramwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Nemours
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Flipping
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Baisden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Woosley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Stoneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Baileysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Cub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sun Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Mullensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Clear Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jewell Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Jewell Valley.
Cemeteries Near Jewell Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jewell Valley.
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 Jewell Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jewell Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Altizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (741 more) ...
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Jewell Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jewell Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jewell Valley, with the one closest to Jewell Valley listed first.
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Bradshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shack Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Doran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Gap Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steeleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Shraders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jewell Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jewell Valley.
Newspapers Published in Jewell Valley ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewell Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jewell Valley, 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 Jewell Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Jewell Valley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Pike County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Wyoming 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 Jewell Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jewell Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |