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 McChesney Heights (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 McChesney Heights. 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 McChesney Heights ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for McChesney Heights: McChesney Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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.

Cemeteries Near McChesney Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McChesney Heights.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McChesney Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McChesney Heights, with the one closest to McChesney Heights listed first.

• Sharrett Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharrett Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• East Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hartsock Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsock Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Booner Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booner Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Citizens Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Susong Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Susong Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Susong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Carmack Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmack Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49688 <2>
• High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2477199 <2>
• Ornduff Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ornduff Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ornduff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rust Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sproles Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sproles Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sproles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Burson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worsham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worsham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worsham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stophel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stophel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stophel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 McChesney Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McChesney Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McChesney Heights, with the one closest to McChesney Heights listed first.

• Bristol
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Paperville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
  • Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Wallace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Washington County
• Ruthton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
  • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Holston Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
  • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Benhams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
  • Benhams is located in Washington County
• Beidlemans ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beidlemans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
  • Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Fleenors
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleenors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
  • Fleenors is located in Washington County
• Ketron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
  • Ketron is located in Washington County
• Fishdam ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
  • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Craigs Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
• Ravens Nest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
  • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
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  • Blountville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
    • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <4>
  • Greendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Washington County
  • Mendota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McChesney Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around McChesney Heights.

Newspapers Published in McChesney Heights ...

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 McChesney Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McChesney Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McChesney Heights.

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 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 McChesney Heights:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McChesney Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/