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 Northwood Heights (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 Northwood Heights. 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 Northwood Heights ...
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 Northwood Heights: Northwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Northwood Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northwood Heights.
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.
Northwood Heights is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Northwood Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northwood Heights:
- Bedford County (The home county of Northwood Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Peaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Lowry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Joppa Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Davis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Montvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Madison Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Winesap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Joshua Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Allwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Coolwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Forks of Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Sweet Briar Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Sandidges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Springwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Laymantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Troutville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Bedford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Powhatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Yellow Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Altavista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rustburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gladys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Penhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Boones Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Hurt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Pittsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Brutus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Greenlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Fancy Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northwood Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Northwood Heights.
Cemeteries Near Northwood Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwood Heights.
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 Northwood Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northwood Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Otey Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coffee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massie Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <3>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Northwood Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northwood Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northwood Heights, with the one closest to Northwood Heights listed first.
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Bunker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Lowry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Thaxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Robertsons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsons is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsons
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Reba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Otter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Charlemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlemont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northwood Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northwood Heights.
Newspapers Published in Northwood Heights ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwood Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwood Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Northwood Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northwood Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |