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 Maness (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 Maness. 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 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.
Maness is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Claiborne (TN), Hancock (TN), Scott & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Maness. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maness:
- Lee County (The home county of Maness)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Saint Charles
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pennington Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Fleenortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Stickleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Hubbard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Darnell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Norton City
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Duffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinchport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Gate City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Appalachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- East Stone Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Stoney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Callaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Miracle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Varilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Dizney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cranks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Kenvir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Closplint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Redbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cawood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Redfox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Helton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Yeaddiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Chappell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Cutshin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Mozelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Warbranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Asher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Hoskinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Smilax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Stinnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Essie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Wendover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Partridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hallie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Eolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Oven Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Hot Spot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Blackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Letcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Delphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Viper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scuddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vicco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Acup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sneedville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Alanthus Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yount Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Eidson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Surgoinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Rogersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Block City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Greenvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Beartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maness, see our County-by-County Page for Maness.
Cemeteries Near Maness ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maness.
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 Maness - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maness covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maness - Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maness - Ewing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maness - Ewing Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Pennington Gap.
- The Maness - Ewing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404674 <3>
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waddell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (923 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wampler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Maness in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maness.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maness, with the one closest to Maness listed first.
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Stickleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Evarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Olinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Hagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maness. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maness.
Newspapers Published in Maness ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maness.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maness, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maness.
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 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 Maness:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Hancock 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maness) 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 Maness, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |