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 Litz (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 Litz. 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 hospitals 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.
Litz is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Litz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Litz:
- Washington County (The home county of Litz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Clinchburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glade Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fleet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lindell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Loves Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Masada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lowland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Council
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Bearwallow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Whitetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Elk Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Honaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Artrip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Jessees Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Creswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Allison Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chilhowie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Broadford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Paintlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Asberrys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Red Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Maxwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Harman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Wise County
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wythe County
- Rural Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Grayson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brandon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Roten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Comet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warrensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Holston Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Forest Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Ruthton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collingwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- McDowell County (WV)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Litz, see our County-by-County Page for Litz.
Cemeteries Near Litz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Litz.
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 Litz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Litz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mahanaim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McNew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCready Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (985 more) ...
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Litz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Litz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Litz, with the one closest to Litz listed first.
- Glade Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chilhowie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Loves Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Broadford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Rockdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Litz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Litz.
Newspapers Published in Litz ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Litz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Litz, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Litz.
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 either 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 Litz:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Wythe County
- Ashe County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Litz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Litz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |