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 North Gap (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 North Gap. 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 North Gap ...
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 North Gap: N. Gap
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Gap is located in Bland 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 Bland County: Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near North Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Gap:
- Bland County (The home county of North Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Shumate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Glen Lyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lurich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Thessalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Rich Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Poplar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Pearisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eggleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Hilton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wurno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Mack Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Shawver Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Boissevain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Little Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Abbs Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Wittens Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Five Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Adria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Max Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rural Retreat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Ivanhoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Speedwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Elkhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Anawalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Big Four
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Gary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Newhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Welch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <1>
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Blake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Johnston Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littlesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Montcalm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Nemours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Peterstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Raleigh County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Rhodell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eastgulf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Princewick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Helen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Ury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Stotesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pipestem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- True
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Jumping Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Buck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Bud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Gap, see our County-by-County Page for North Gap.
Cemeteries Near North Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Gap.
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 North Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Pruett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wimmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 North Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Gap, with the one closest to North Gap listed first.
- Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Rocky Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Ada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clear Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Hicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- East River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Kimberling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stowersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Grapefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Gap.
Newspapers Published in North Gap ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Gap, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Gap.
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 North Gap:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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 North Gap, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |