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 McAdam (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 McAdam. 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 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.
McAdam is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near McAdam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McAdam:
- Pulaski County (The home county of McAdam)
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Wurno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Snowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Fairlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Parrott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Bland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bastian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Sylvatus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Dugspur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pike City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Huffman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Terrys Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Galax City
- Galax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Goodwins Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shumate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Glen Lyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Grayson County
- Fries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Childress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Christiansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Merrimac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Old Farm Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pilot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ivanhoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rowe Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Willowton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Elgood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Peterstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ballard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McAdam, see our County-by-County Page for McAdam.
Cemeteries Near McAdam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McAdam.
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 McAdam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McAdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Rhoades Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (577 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find McAdam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McAdam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McAdam, with the one closest to McAdam listed first.
- Draper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Kayoulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Barren Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Snowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Grahams Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 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 McAdam. See our List of 1890's Communities around McAdam.
Newspapers Published in McAdam ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around McAdam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McAdam, 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 McAdam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to McAdam:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Radford City
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 McAdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- McAdam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |