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 Lyons (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 Lyons. 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 doctors and 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.
Lyons is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Lyons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyons:
- Wise County (The home county of Lyons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Blackwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Council
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Leemaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Rowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Big Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Mavisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Herald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clintwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Clinchco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Bucu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Haysi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Darnell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Norton City
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Dante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Bickley Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dickensonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Spring City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Fugates Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Willow Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Lano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nickelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Maces Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Hiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gate City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Clinchport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Mendota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Craigs Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Leonard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Benhams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Holston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Burson Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Three Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Weeksbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hi Hat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Redfox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Burdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- McRoberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Tolliver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Mayking
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Millstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Eolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Ashcamp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Dorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hellier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Elkhorn City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Jonancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Rockhouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Draffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Belcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Virgie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Marrowbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Morrison City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Mill Point
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyons, see our County-by-County Page for Lyons.
Cemeteries Near Lyons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons.
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 Lyons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkins Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Coeburn.
- The Adkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Funk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50313 <3>
- Ring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dingus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1289 more) ...
- Salyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Lyons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Banner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Stratton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Clintwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyons.
Newspapers Published in Lyons ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyons, 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 Lyons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lyons:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lyons) 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 Lyons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |