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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Middle Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Middle Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Middle Mountain, please Contact Us.
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 Middle Mountain (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 Middle Mountain. 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 Middle Mountain ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Middle Mountain: Middle Mtn. (or less commonly used: Middle Mntn.)
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.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Middle Mountain is historic, it would have been located within present day Craig 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 Craig County: Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Middle Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Mountain:
- Craig County (The home county of Middle Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Moss Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Villamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Oriskany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Troutville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Gala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Haden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Covington City
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Kire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Elliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Sundance Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Shawsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- McBryde Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Alleghany Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Merrimac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Houchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Prices Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wabun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Bent Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge County
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Brink ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Ronceverte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Fort Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Clendenenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Frazier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Hollywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wikel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wolfcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Assurance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Middle Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Mountain.
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 Middle Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leffel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Memorial Park
- The Huffman Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Middle Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Mountain, with the one closest to Middle Mountain listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Looney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Potts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Gunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Paint Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Sweet Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Sweet Chalybeate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
- Sinking Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centennial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Laurel Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Branch
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Middle Mountain ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Mountain, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Mountain.
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 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 Middle Mountain:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Craig County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Middle Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middle Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |