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 Parsonage (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 Parsonage. 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 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.
Parsonage is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Parsonage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parsonage:
- Russell County (The home county of Parsonage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Dickensonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bickley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Carterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Fugates Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Carrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Bucu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haysi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norton City
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Maces Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Blackmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Clinchport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Allison Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Paintlick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Red Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Craigs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Leonard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Holston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Benhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Burson Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Greendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rust Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Lowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Three Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Pound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Almira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Appalachia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Greenvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Johnson County (TN)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Collingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Mill Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Beechnut City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Harrtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Blountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Spurgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parsonage, see our County-by-County Page for Parsonage.
Cemeteries Near Parsonage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parsonage.
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 Parsonage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parsonage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Culbertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Castle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hurd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1474 more) ...
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell 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 Parsonage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parsonage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parsonage, with the one closest to Parsonage listed first.
- Dickensonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Hawkins Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Bickley Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Hansonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Carterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Point Truth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fugates Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Alum Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parsonage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parsonage.
Newspapers Published in Parsonage ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parsonage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parsonage, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parsonage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Parsonage:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson 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 Parsonage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsonage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |