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 Pico (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 Pico. 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 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.
Pico is located in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Pico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pico:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Pico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Salt Petre Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troutville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Laymantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Rich Patch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Iron Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Griffith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Moss Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Allwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Montvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Villamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Peaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Cifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Chamblissburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Joppa Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Lowry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Waugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Bedford Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Powhatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Covington City
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Burnt Chimney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- North Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Boones Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Fancy Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pico, see our County-by-County Page for Pico.
Cemeteries Near Pico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pico.
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 Pico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Houseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linkenhoker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ponton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Booze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rudisill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pico.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pico, with the one closest to Pico listed first.
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Munford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Reba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Nace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Montvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salt Petre Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pico.
Newspapers Published in Pico ...
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 Pico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pico, 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 Pico.
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 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 Pico:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |