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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Longhollow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Longhollow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Longhollow, please Contact Us.
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 Longhollow (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 Longhollow. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Longhollow is historic, it would have been located within present day Smyth 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 Smyth County: Bland, Grayson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Longhollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longhollow:
- Smyth County (The home county of Longhollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Bastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Rowe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Trout Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Whitetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Dye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Elk Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Honaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Artrip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Asberrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Paintlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Thompson Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Claypool Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Dunford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Masada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lindell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Green Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Lowland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wytheville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- Piney Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Roten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Crumpler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Shingletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Peapatch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longhollow, see our County-by-County Page for Longhollow.
Cemeteries Near Longhollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longhollow.
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 Longhollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longhollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Burnop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Doane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (801 more) ...
- Gollehon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
Longhollow itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longhollow, with the one closest to Longhollow listed first.
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Tannersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Seven Mile Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chatham Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Asberrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Glade Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longhollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longhollow.
Newspapers Published in Longhollow ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longhollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longhollow, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longhollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Longhollow:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Smyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Johnson County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Longhollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longhollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |