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 Rosedale (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 Rosedale. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Rosedale is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Rosedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosedale:
- Russell County (The home county of Rosedale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Honaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Creswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Royal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Grundy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Carrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(21 miles [33.8 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 west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Haysi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Allison Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Adwolf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Paintlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Asberrys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Dunford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Lindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Clinchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Brumley Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glade Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Craigs Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Shingletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Holston Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Bradshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosedale, see our County-by-County Page for Rosedale.
Cemeteries Near Rosedale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosedale.
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 Rosedale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Kendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deniston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McFarlane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1069 more) ...
- Baylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rosedale had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Barnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Rockdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Honaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swords Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Steeleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosedale.
Newspapers Published in Rosedale ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosedale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosedale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosedale.
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 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 Rosedale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell 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 Rosedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |