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 Laymantown (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 Laymantown. 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 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.
Laymantown is located in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Laymantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laymantown:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Laymantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Troutville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Rich Patch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Villamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Joppa Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Peaksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Davis Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Lowry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Covington City
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Floyd County
- Simpsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Boones Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Gogginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- North Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Algoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Rocky Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Bennetts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Hollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hanging Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wabun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Natural Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laymantown, see our County-by-County Page for Laymantown.
Cemeteries Near Laymantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laymantown.
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 Laymantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laymantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Laymantown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roanoke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Troutville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Troutville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Troutville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968071 <2>
- Tombstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Churchill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Hollins.
- The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oldfields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <2>
- Continue List (615 more) ...
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richard Carver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Laymantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laymantown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laymantown, with the one closest to Laymantown listed first.
- Bonsack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Coyner Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Troutville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Nace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lithia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laymantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laymantown.
Newspapers Published in Laymantown ...
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 Laymantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laymantown, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laymantown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Laymantown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- 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> | 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- Laymantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Laymantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |