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 Pearisburg (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 Pearisburg. 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 Pearisburg ...
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 Pearisburg: N. Pearisburg
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.
North Pearisburg is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Bland, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Mercer (WV), Monroe (WV) & Summers (WV).
Below are the counties that are near North Pearisburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pearisburg:
- Giles County (The home county of North Pearisburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Bluff City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Shumate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Glen Lyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Thessalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Eggleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Mountain Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Hicksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Captain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Prices Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Sundance Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Blacksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Merrimac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Bennetts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Childress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Old Farm Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Parrott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Draper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Bluefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Alderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Willowton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Johnston Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Edison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lashmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Peterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ballard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wolfcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Raleigh County (WV)
- Shady Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pipestem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- True
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hilldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Packs Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pearisburg, see our County-by-County Page for North Pearisburg.
Cemeteries Near North Pearisburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pearisburg.
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 Pearisburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pearisburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Woolwine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hare Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mason French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Snidow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find North Pearisburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Pearisburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pearisburg, with the one closest to North Pearisburg listed first.
- Bluff City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pearisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Shumate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Prospectdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Peterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ripplemead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Lurich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Kimballton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Glen Lyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Thessalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Willowton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pearisburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pearisburg.
Newspapers Published in North Pearisburg ...
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 Pearisburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pearisburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pearisburg.
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 helpful 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 Pearisburg:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Summers 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 North Pearisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Pearisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |