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 Shore (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 Shore. 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 Shore ...
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 Shore: N. Shore
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Shore. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Shore.
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 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 Shore is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near North Shore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Shore:
- Franklin County (The home county of North Shore)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Laprades Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Boones Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Radford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Huddleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Joppa Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Apple Tree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Leesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Bedford Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Yellow Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Floyd County
- Simpsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Reed Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Bassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Axton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick County
- Dodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Worlds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Whittles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Grady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Weal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Brutus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Swansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Chalk Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Sheva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Mason Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Sunset Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Shore, see our County-by-County Page for North Shore.
Cemeteries Near North Shore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Shore.
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 Shore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Shore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toney Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (733 more) ...
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Witcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Shore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Shore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
- Scruggs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kasey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Dillons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gladehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Shore. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Shore.
Newspapers Published in North Shore ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Shore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Shore, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Shore.
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 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 Shore:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke 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> | 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 Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |