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 Olinger (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 Olinger. 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 northwest 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 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.
Olinger is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Claiborne (TN), Hancock (TN), Scott & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Olinger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olinger:
- Lee County (The home county of Olinger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Darnell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Fleenortown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Darwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Norton City
- Norton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kermit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Yuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Gate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Snowflake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appalachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Esserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coeburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Holmes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Lynch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Chad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Dizney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Totz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenvir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Redbud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Redfox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Chappell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Helton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Eolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Oven Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Roxana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Uz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Uz is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Whitesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ermine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Hallie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Delphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Vicco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Acup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Willis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sneedville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Duck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Waycross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Frisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Greenland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Block City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Eidson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rotherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Beartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Borden Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Blair Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Orebank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Colonial Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- Fall Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olinger, see our County-by-County Page for Olinger.
Cemeteries Near Olinger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olinger.
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 Olinger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olinger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Olinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Napier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reasor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clarkston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reasor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1154 more) ...
- McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coldiron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Olinger had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.
- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Big Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Duffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Natural Tunnel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Rye Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Duncan Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olinger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olinger.
Newspapers Published in Olinger ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olinger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olinger, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olinger.
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 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 Olinger:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Olinger, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olinger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |