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 Munford (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 Munford. 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 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.
Munford is located in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Munford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munford:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Munford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Springwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Salt Petre Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Troutville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Iron Gate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rich Patch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Clifton Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Low Moor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Griffith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Allwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Coolwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sandidges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Monitor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sweet Briar Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Peaksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Cifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Lowry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Coleman Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Chamblissburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Bedford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Powhatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Leesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Yellow Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lynch Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Covington City
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Hollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Greenlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Buffalo Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Sunset Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munford, see our County-by-County Page for Munford.
Cemeteries Near Munford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munford.
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 Munford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ponton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <3>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shafer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tolley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Mays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Munford had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rocky Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Reba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Peaksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gilmore Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
- Springwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Otterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munford.
Newspapers Published in Munford ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munford, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Munford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Munford) 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 Munford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |