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 Linkous Ferry (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 Linkous Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Linkous Ferry is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Linkous Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linkous Ferry:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Linkous Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wurno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Parrott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Bland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Sylvatus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Shorts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sheep Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Nester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Woodlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pike City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Gladesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Huffman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Indian Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Poff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Galax City
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Goodwins Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Thessalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Eggleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shumate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Mountain Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Rich Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Grayson County
- Fries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Childress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pilot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merrimac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Old Farm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Blacksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Max Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ivanhoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowe Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Willowton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Elgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Monroe County (WV)
- Peterstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linkous Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Linkous Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Linkous Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linkous Ferry.
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 Linkous Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linkous Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cecil Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (572 more) ...
- Highland Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Linkous Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linkous Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linkous Ferry, with the one closest to Linkous Ferry listed first.
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Childress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- New River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kayoulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- East Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Indian Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linkous Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linkous Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Linkous Ferry ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linkous Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linkous Ferry, 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 Linkous Ferry.
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 helpful 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 Linkous Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe 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 Linkous Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Linkous Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |