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 Rose Ferry (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 Rose Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Rose Ferry is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Rose Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Ferry:
- Grayson County (The home county of Rose Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Bridle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Baywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Whitetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sheep Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Galax City
- Galax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Green Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Fort Chiswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Amelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Piney Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Scottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ennice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glade Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Transou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Wagoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Warrensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Low Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Mountain Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Red Brush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Elkin Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Deep Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Abshers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Moxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Traphill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Lomax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Hays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Wilbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Fairplains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Johnson County (TN)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Rose Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Ferry.
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 Rose Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Coxs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saddle Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phipps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (579 more) ...
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Rose Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Ferry, with the one closest to Rose Ferry listed first.
- Bridle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Amelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Peach Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Elk Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Scottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Flat Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Rose Ferry ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Ferry.
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 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 Rose Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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 Rose Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |