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 Lone Star (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 Lone Star. 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 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.
Lone Star 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 Lone Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Star:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Lone Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Haymakertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Oriskany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Rich Patch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Iron Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Villamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Davis Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Covington City
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Boones Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Algoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Kire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Shawsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- 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
- Ellett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Blacksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Houchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Merrimac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Old Farm Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mason Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Fancy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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 Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Hollywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Star, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Star.
Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.
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 Lone Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haymakertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Churchill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Godwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- The Godwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slicer Cemetery
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Hollins Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Troutville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
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 Lone Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Looney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Bonsack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Star.
Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, 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 Lone Star.
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 Lone Star:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier 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> | 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- Lone Star) 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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |