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 Red Valley (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 Red Valley. 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 Red Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Red Valley: Red Vly. (or less commonly used: Red Vally. or Red Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Valley.
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 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.
Red Valley is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Red Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Valley:
- Franklin County (The home county of Red Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Union Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Davis Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Joppa Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Montvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Huddleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Lowry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Runaway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Haymakertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Lithia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buchanan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Simpsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Oak Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Bennetts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Houchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Ellett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pilot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Museville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Worlds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bent Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Mason Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Red Valley.
Cemeteries Near Red Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Valley.
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 Red Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minnix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poteet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plunkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Doran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boitnott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (764 more) ...
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ozzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Red Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Valley, with the one closest to Red Valley listed first.
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dillons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Hardy Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Naff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Valley.
Newspapers Published in Red Valley ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Valley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Red Valley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke 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> | 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 Red Valley, 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 from Point A (ie- Red Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |