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 Scaggs Ford (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 Scaggs Ford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Scaggs Ford is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Scaggs Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scaggs Ford:
- Floyd County (The home county of Scaggs Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Sowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Bland County
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Dugspur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Nester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Hillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Shorts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fancy Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Algoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Ferrum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Prilliman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Boones Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Goodwins Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Eggleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Thessalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pearisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Shumate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Riner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Merrimac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Alleghany Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Carters Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stuart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Patrick Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Mack Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Draper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wurno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Parrott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Simpkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Austinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Ivanhoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scaggs Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Scaggs Ford.
Cemeteries Near Scaggs Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scaggs Ford.
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 Scaggs Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scaggs Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelor - Booth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snowville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Sand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cox Family Cemetery
- The Cox Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52344 <2>
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (676 more) ...
- Lester Cemetery #3
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Scaggs Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scaggs Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scaggs Ford, with the one closest to Scaggs Ford listed first.
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Huffville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Houchins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vicker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scaggs Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scaggs Ford.
Newspapers Published in Scaggs Ford ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scaggs Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scaggs Ford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scaggs Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Scaggs Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Wythe 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 Scaggs Ford, 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' (or 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- Scaggs Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |