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 Rich Patch Mines (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 Rich Patch Mines. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rich Patch Mines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Patch Mines:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Rich Patch Mines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Rich Patch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Moss Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Griffith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Carloover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mitchelltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bath Alum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Millboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Yost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Villamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Strom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Glen Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Gala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Oriskany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Haymakertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Buchanan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Covington City
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hollins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Red Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Kerrs Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Buffalo Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- East Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Neola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Brink ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Frankford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Clendenenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Falling Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Fairlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- Hollywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Huntersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Patch Mines, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Patch Mines.
Cemeteries Near Rich Patch Mines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Patch Mines.
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 Rich Patch Mines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Patch Mines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mallow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rich Patch Mines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rich Patch Mines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Patch Mines, with the one closest to Rich Patch Mines listed first.
- Rich Patch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Strom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Glen Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Longdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Callaghan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Patch Mines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Patch Mines.
Newspapers Published in Rich Patch Mines ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Patch Mines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Patch Mines, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich Patch Mines.
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 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 Rich Patch Mines:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Lexington City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Pocahontas 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 Rich Patch Mines, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Patch Mines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |