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 Mew (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 Mew. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mew is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Mew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mew:
- Russell County (The home county of Mew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Bickley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Fugates Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Dante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Jessees Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Council
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 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 northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Vansant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clinchco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- Darnell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Norton City
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Fort Blackmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Craigs Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Benhams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Holston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Burson Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Brumley Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Three Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rust Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Lowland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Dwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- East Stone Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Pound
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Burdine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Cromona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Oven Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Tolliver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Ermine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Fleming - Neon
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Mayking
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- McRoberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Millstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Neon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Ashcamp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Elkhorn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hellier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Mill Point
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Beechnut City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Collingwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Harrtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Walnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Akard Addition
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Blountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington County (TN)
- Spurgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mew, see our County-by-County Page for Mew.
Cemeteries Near Mew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mew.
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 Mew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Quillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quillen Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51772 <2>
- Artrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ervin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1504 more) ...
- Fraley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mew, with the one closest to Mew listed first.
- Dwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Bickley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Truth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Dickensonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Fugates Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mew.
Newspapers Published in Mew ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mew, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mew.
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 websites either 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 Mew:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Mew, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |