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 Little Duck (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 Little Duck. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Little Duck is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Sullivan (TN), Lee, Russell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Little Duck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Duck:
- Scott County (The home county of Little Duck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Blackmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Lano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Buchanan County
- Council
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Herald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Nora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clinchco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Norton City
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dante
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Mendota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Benhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Craigs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Burson Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Three Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Brumley Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Abingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Dwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Big Stone Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Appalachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Biltmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Watauga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Buladeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Blossom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Johnson County (TN)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Mill Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Harrtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Collingwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akard Addition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Blountville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orebank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Spurgeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Gray
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- North Johnson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Oakland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Fall Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Carnegie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Duck, see our County-by-County Page for Little Duck.
Cemeteries Near Little Duck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Duck.
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 Little Duck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Duck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Castle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1706 more) ...
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buttry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Little Duck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Duck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Duck, with the one closest to Little Duck listed first.
- Point Truth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Fugates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Mendota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Nickelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Ravens Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Ketron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ketron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
- McConnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Benhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Duck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Duck.
Newspapers Published in Little Duck ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Duck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Duck, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Duck.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Little Duck:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Duck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Little Duck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |