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 Mount Heron (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 Mount Heron. 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 Mount Heron ...
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 Mount Heron: Mt. Heron
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Heron. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Heron.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount Heron is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Pike (KY), Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, McDowell (WV) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Heron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Heron:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Mount Heron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Mavisdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Rowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Royal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Council
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Bucu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Haysi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Clinchco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tarpon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clintwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Herald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Darwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Elk Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jessees Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Dante
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Allison Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Broadford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Red Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Harman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Claypool Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Paintlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Pounding Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Sayersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Clinchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Holston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Lowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Fleet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glade Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Fedscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Mouthcard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Lick Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Elkhorn City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Belcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Phelps
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stopover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Calloway Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Draffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Peapatch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bradshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- War
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Panther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Newhall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Iaeger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Wharncliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baisden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Thacker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Heron, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Heron.
Cemeteries Near Mount Heron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Heron.
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 Mount Heron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Heron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Ratliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (911 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Heron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Heron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Heron, with the one closest to Mount Heron listed first.
- Shack Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Duty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swords Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Bucu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Heron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Heron.
Newspapers Published in Mount Heron ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Heron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Heron, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Heron.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mount Heron:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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> | 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- Mount Heron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mount Heron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |