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 Nealy Ridge (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 Nealy Ridge. 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 Nealy Ridge ...
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 Nealy Ridge: Nealy Rdg. (or less commonly used: Nealy Rdge. or Nealy Ridg.)
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 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.
Nealy Ridge is located in Dickenson 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 Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Nealy Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nealy Ridge:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Nealy Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Clinchco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Haysi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clintwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bucu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Leemaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Council
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Vansant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Rowe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Grundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Janey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Matney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Kelsa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Norton City
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Carterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Bickley Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dickensonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Red Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Craigs Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Brumley Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Mendota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Dwina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Almira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Wise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Weeksbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Wheelwright Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Hi Hat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Knott County (KY)
- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Burdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Tolliver Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hemphill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Ashcamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Elkhorn City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Belcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Rockhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Marrowbone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Jonancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nealy Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Nealy Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Nealy Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nealy Ridge.
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 Nealy Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nealy Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Stephen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Presley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1114 more) ...
- Dameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Nealy Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nealy Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nealy Ridge, with the one closest to Nealy Ridge listed first.
- Stratton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Aily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Colley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Clintwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bucu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Judge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Duty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ashcamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 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 Nealy Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nealy Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Nealy Ridge ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nealy Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nealy Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nealy Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nealy Ridge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell 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 Nealy Ridge, 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- Nealy Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |