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 Meadow Run (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 Meadow Run. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Meadow Run is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Craig, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Meadow Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Run:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Meadow Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Blacksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McBryde Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Bennetts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Ellett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Merrimac
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Prices Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
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- Houchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Old Farm Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Raintree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bland County
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Runaway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Haymakertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Apple Tree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Laymantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Troutville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Abbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Terrys Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Simpsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Poff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Floyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Algoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Boones Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Goodwins Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pearisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Thessalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Narrows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Parrott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Snowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wurno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Hilton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Mack Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Willowton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Assurance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Peterstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Ballard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wayside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Run, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Run.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Run.
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 Meadow Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stebar Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leffel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jennelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitelock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Meadow Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Run, with the one closest to Meadow Run listed first.
- Blacksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Ellett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Prices Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Fagg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Vicker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Houchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Simmonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Maybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Run.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Run ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Run, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Run.
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 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 Meadow Run:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Botetourt County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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> | 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 Meadow Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |