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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 Osborns Store (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 Osborns Store. 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 Osborns Store ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Osborns Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Osborns Store may originally have been Osborn's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Osborns Store might be written as Osborn Store.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Osborns Store is located in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Osborns Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osborns Store:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Osborns Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Asberrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Claypool Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Bearwallow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Rowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Janey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson County
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Trout Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Whitetop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Dye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Artrip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Broadford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Allison Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Fleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glade Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lindell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glenford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Masada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Brumley Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Sturgills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Johnson County (TN)
- Shingletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Peapatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Yukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Anawalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Yards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Coopers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Nemours
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bramwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osborns Store, see our County-by-County Page for Osborns Store.
Cemeteries Near Osborns Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osborns Store.
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 Osborns Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osborns Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gollehon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (803 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Osborns Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osborns Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osborns Store, with the one closest to Osborns Store listed first.
- Tannersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Broadford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Asberrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Pounding Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Thompson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Gap Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osborns Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osborns Store.
Newspapers Published in Osborns Store ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osborns Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osborns Store, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osborns Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Osborns Store:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Ashe County
- Johnson County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Osborns Store, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osborns Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |