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 Lynn Spring (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 Lynn Spring. 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.
Name Variations for Lynn Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lynn Spring: Lynn Spg. (or less commonly used: Lynn Spng. or Lynn Sprng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lynn Spring is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Lynn Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynn Spring:
- Russell County (The home county of Lynn Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Dye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Honaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Artrip
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dante
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Rowe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Janey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Height
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Matney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Royal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Jackson Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Grundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Bucu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarpon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Allison Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Broadford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Chilhowie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Red Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Paintlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Dunford Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Sayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Clinchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Lindell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Brumley Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glade Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Fleet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Craigs Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Paw Paw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Elkhorn City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Lick Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Stopover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Belcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ashcamp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Calloway Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Draffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Phelps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Height
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Paynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Bradshaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- War
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Newhall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Iaeger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Panther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynn Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Lynn Spring.
Cemeteries Near Lynn Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynn Spring.
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 Lynn Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynn Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas J. Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Council.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49319 <2>
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (995 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Lynn Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynn Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynn Spring, with the one closest to Lynn Spring listed first.
- Swords Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shack Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Honaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Judge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynn Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynn Spring.
Newspapers Published in Lynn Spring ...
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 Lynn Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynn Spring, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynn Spring.
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 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 Lynn Spring:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Pike 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynn Spring) 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 Lynn Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |