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 Mongle Spring (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 Mongle Spring. 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 Mongle Spring ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mongle Spring: Mongle Spg. (or less commonly used: Mongle Spng. or Mongle Sprng.)
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 doctors and 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.
Mongle Spring is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Mongle Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mongle Spring:
- Washington County (The home county of Mongle Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Holston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Rust Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Craigs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Burson Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Council
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Carrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Bickley Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dungannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snowflake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Fort Blackmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Allison Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Paintlick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Steeleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Richlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Buladeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Biltmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Siam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Holston Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Hunter Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Collingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mill Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mongle Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Mongle Spring.
Cemeteries Near Mongle Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mongle Spring.
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 Mongle Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mongle Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phelps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1295 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gobble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shutters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mongle Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mongle Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mongle Spring, with the one closest to Mongle Spring listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Craigs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Hansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Alum Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Shortsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Hawkins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Fleenors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Rockdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mongle Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mongle Spring.
Newspapers Published in Mongle Spring ...
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 Mongle Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mongle Spring, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mongle Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mongle Spring:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Ashe County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan 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 Mongle Spring, 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' (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- Mongle Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |