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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 Laurel Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 Grove: Laurel Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Grove.
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 and doctors 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.
Laurel Grove is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Grove:
- Wise County (The home county of Laurel Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Esserville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Darwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aily
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Darnell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Pennington Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norton City
- Norton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Dante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Lano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Duffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Snowflake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kermit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Maces Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Mendota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Weeksbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Melvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Hi Hat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Teaberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Lynch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Holmes Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Closplint
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Louellen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Totz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dizney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Short Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Kenvir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Redbud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Bailey Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Redfox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Littcarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pippa Passes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Hindman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Eolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Oven Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Ermine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Mayking
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Jenkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Burdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Cromona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Bellcraft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Delphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Cornettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Slemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Vicco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Scuddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Dorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Myra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Jonancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Ashcamp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hellier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Virgie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Lookout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Rockhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Elkhorn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Draffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Belcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Waycross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Greenvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Block City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Green Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Morrison City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cherokee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Horace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Kingsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Grove.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stidham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strength Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1215 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Laurel Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Lipps
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Tacoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Duncan Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Fort Blackmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Grove.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Grove ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Grove.
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 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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 Laurel Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |