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 Nebo (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 Nebo. 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 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 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.
Nebo is located in Smyth 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 Smyth County: Bland, Grayson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Nebo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nebo:
- Smyth County (The home county of Nebo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Atkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Broadford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Bastian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Bearwallow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Carroll County
- Sheep Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Elk Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bridle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitetop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Dye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Elk Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Honaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Asberrys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Little Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Shawver Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Wittens Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Adria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Pounding Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Fleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Masada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Green Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Drowning Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wytheville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fort Chiswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Max Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Piney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Topia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Amelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sturgills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Weavers Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Apple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Crumpler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Anawalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- War
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Gary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Yukon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Yards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bluefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nemours
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bramwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coopers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Flipping
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Littlesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Montcalm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nebo, see our County-by-County Page for Nebo.
Cemeteries Near Nebo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nebo.
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 Nebo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nebo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cregger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hubble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Hubble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Nebo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nebo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nebo, with the one closest to Nebo listed first.
- Chatham Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Atkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Groseclose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ceres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Asberrys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Tannersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Burkes Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nebo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nebo.
Newspapers Published in Nebo ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nebo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nebo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nebo.
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 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 Nebo:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Smyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Carroll County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- McDowell County
- Mercer 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nebo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |