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 Laurel Fork (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 Laurel Fork. 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 Laurel Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Laurel Fork: Laurel Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Fork.
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 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.
Laurel Fork is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Surry & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Fork:
- Carroll County (The home county of Laurel Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Pike City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Dugspur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Cana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Sylvatus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Lambsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Sowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Galax City
- Galax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Bassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Stanleytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Childress
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pilot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Patrick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Mack Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Snowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Draper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wurno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Fairlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Simpkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Max Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Edmonds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Vade Mecum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Pinnacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Capella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Mount Herman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Toast
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Red Brush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Round Peak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Fork.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Fork.
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 Laurel Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stuphin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tobler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turner - Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strock Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Worrell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Laurel Fork had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Fork, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Nester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Meadows of Dan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Vesta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dugspur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dobyns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Cana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Fork.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Fork ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Fork, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Laurel Fork:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Stokes County
- Surry 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> | 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 Laurel Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |