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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Koger. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Koger to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Koger, 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 Koger (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 Koger. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Koger is historic, it would have been located within present day Patrick 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 Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Koger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koger:
- Patrick County (The home county of Koger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Stella
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Peters Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Dodson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Pike City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Haycock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Chatmoss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Laurel Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Belews Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Bannertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Brinkley Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Chestnut Trails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Crims Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- King
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <2>
- Rural Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- White Road ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Stokesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Matrimony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Ellisboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Meadow Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- College Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Amostown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Aarons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vade Mecum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Bailey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Toast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Koger, see our County-by-County Page for Koger.
Cemeteries Near Koger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koger.
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 Koger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big A Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Top Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (705 more) ...
- Cockram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Koger in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koger.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Koger, with the one closest to Koger listed first.
- Stella
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Patrick Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Blackberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Horse Pasture
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Elamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Buffalo Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Koger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koger.
Newspapers Published in Koger ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koger, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koger.
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 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 Koger:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Pittsylvania County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry 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 Koger, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |