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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sassin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sassin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sassin, please Contact Us.

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 Sassin (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 Sassin. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sassin is historic, it would have been located within present day Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.

Below are the counties that are near Sassin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sassin:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Sassin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Hilton Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Pulaski
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dublin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wurno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
    • Newbern
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
    • Draper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cowan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Fairlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Mack Creek Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
    • Snowville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Bland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Mechanicsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Round Bottom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Bottom is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
    • Bland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
    • Hicksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hicksville is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
    • Bastian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Sylvatus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
    • Shorts Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Sheep Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
    • Star
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Star is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Dugspur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Hillsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Captain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Captain is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
    • Huffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Huffman is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Simmonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Indian Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Sowers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Terrys Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Poff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Poplar Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Thessalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
    • Narrows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shumate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Shumate is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
    • Bluff City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Pearisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eggleston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodwins Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
    • Pembroke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Lyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Lurich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lurich is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
    • Rich Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Prices Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
    • Childress
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Childress is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Merrimac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Riner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Blacksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Christiansburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • McBryde Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
    • Sundance Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
    • Mount Tabor Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Old Farm Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
    • Raintree Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
  • Radford City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Radford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Radford Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Radford Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
    • Simpkins Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
    • Mill Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mill Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Bluefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Falls Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Saint Clair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Yards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Yards is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
    • Little Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Shawver Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
  • Wythe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Locust Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Max Meadows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Chiswell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
    • Kent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kent is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Wytheville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Austinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ivanhoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Crockett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowe Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
  • Logan County (WV)
    • Rich Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Mercer County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Willowton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
    • Oakvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Blake ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Elgood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
    • Edison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
    • Oak Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Johnston Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
  • Monroe County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Peterstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ballard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Assurance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
    • Wikel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
    • Wayside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Summers County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.
    • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
    • Forest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pipestem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
    • True
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • True is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sassin, see our County-by-County Page for Sassin.

Cemeteries Near Sassin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sassin.

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 Sassin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sassin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.

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.

Sassin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sassin, with the one closest to Sassin listed first.

  • Poplar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Wabash ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wabash is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
  • Thessalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thessalia is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
  • Pulaski
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Staffordsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Staffordsville is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
  • Mechanicsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Newbern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trigg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
  • Bane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bane is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
  • Prospectdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Prospectdale is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Holly Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Holly Brook is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
    • Belspring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Belspring is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
    • Churchwood ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sassin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sassin.

Newspapers Published in Sassin ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sassin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sassin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sassin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sassin:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sassin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sassin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.