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 Roebuck (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 Roebuck. 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 southeast 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 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.
Roebuck is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Roebuck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roebuck:
- Washington County (The home county of Roebuck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Holston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Brumley Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Benhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Burson Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Council
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton City
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Fugates Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Carterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Fort Blackmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Gate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Saltville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Chilhowie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Broadford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Paintlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Steeleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Ashe County (NC)
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Buladeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Watauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- Greenvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Shingletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Holston Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Collingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Akard Addition
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Spurgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Flourville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Roebuck, see our County-by-County Page for Roebuck.
Cemeteries Near Roebuck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roebuck.
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 Roebuck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roebuck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Large Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCroskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pippin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1404 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Roebuck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roebuck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roebuck, with the one closest to Roebuck listed first.
- Holston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Craigs Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Hansonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Alum Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Hawkins Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Fleenors
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Brumley Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dickensonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Ravens Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Benhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roebuck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roebuck.
Newspapers Published in Roebuck ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roebuck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roebuck, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roebuck.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roebuck:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Ashe 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 Roebuck, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roebuck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |