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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kiser. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kiser to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kiser, 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 Kiser (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 Kiser. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kiser is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Kiser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kiser:
- Russell County (The home county of Kiser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Jessees Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Carterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Council
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Big Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Carrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haysi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Norton City
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Blackmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Allison Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Paintlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Richlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Craigs Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Rust Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Glenford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Mendota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Benhams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Burson Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Lindell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Pound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Blackwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Burdine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Elkhorn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Belcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Johnson County (TN)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collingwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Walnut Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Holston Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Beechnut City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Ruthton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Harrtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kiser, see our County-by-County Page for Kiser.
Cemeteries Near Kiser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kiser.
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 Kiser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kiser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Artrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Couch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McReynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (1317 more) ...
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grizzle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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 Kiser in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kiser.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kiser, with the one closest to Kiser listed first.
- Jessees Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Carterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Counts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Hansonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kiser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kiser.
Newspapers Published in Kiser ...
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 Kiser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kiser, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kiser.
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 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 Kiser:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan 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 Kiser, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kiser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |