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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 Roaring Fork (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 Roaring Fork. 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 Roaring Fork ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Roaring Fork: Roaring Frk.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Roaring Fork is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Roaring Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roaring Fork:
- Wise County (The home county of Roaring Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Osaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Darwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Darnell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Pennington Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fleenortown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
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- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
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- Norton City
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Dante
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinchport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
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- Grigbys Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Washington County
- Mendota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Weeksbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Hi Hat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Lynch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Holmes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Totz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dizney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Kenvir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Short Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Bailey Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Redfox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Littcarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Hindman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Raven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Leslie County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Cutshin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County (KY)
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- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Eolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Oven Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Partridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Ermine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Mayking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Bellcraft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- West Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Delphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Cornettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Slemp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Vicco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Scuddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Jeff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Dorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Jonancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Virgie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Ashcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hellier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Robinson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Hancock County (TN)
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Waycross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Greenvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Block City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Green Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Morrison City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roaring Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Roaring Fork.
Cemeteries Near Roaring Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roaring Fork.
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 Roaring Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roaring Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Canepatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stidham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strength Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1155 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skeen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Roaring Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roaring Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roaring Fork, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Partridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Olinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roaring Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roaring Fork.
Newspapers Published in Roaring Fork ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roaring Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roaring Fork, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roaring Fork.
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 Roaring Fork:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roaring Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Roaring Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |