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 Palmetto (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 Palmetto. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Palmetto is located in Patrick 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 Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Palmetto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmetto:
- Patrick County (The home county of Palmetto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Woolwine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows of Dan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charity
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Pike City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Haycock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pizarro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Chatmoss
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Laurel Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania County
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- King is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <1>
- Bannertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Belews Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Rural Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Brinkley Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Tobaccoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Creek View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Crims Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Heritage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Stokesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ellisboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gold Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Aarons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Toast
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Yadkin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmetto, see our County-by-County Page for Palmetto.
Cemeteries Near Palmetto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmetto.
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 Palmetto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmetto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big A Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- The Joyce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47833 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (644 more) ...
- Wayside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Palmetto had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dobyns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Prestonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Danbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Dillard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmetto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmetto.
Newspapers Published in Palmetto ...
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 Palmetto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmetto, 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 Palmetto.
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 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 Palmetto:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Pittsylvania County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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 Palmetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Palmetto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |