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 Shakesville (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 Shakesville. 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 hospitals 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.
Shakesville 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 Shakesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shakesville:
- Washington County (The home county of Shakesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Three Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Benhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Rust Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Green Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Holston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Grayson County
- Whitetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Fugates Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Creswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carterton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Elk Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Maces Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Grigbys Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hiltons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snowflake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dungannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Weber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Fort Blackmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Allison Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Chilhowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saltville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Coeburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Roten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Mabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Zionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Buladeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Hunter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Biltmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Siam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Watauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Fish Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Gap Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Roan Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodby Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Greenvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rotherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Waycross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Block City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fuller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Mountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Trade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Collingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Blountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Limestone Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Austin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Flourville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oakland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Spurgeon
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Carnegie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Johnson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- South Gate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shakesville, see our County-by-County Page for Shakesville.
Cemeteries Near Shakesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shakesville.
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 Shakesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shakesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Carmack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stophel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Booner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ornduff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1630 more) ...
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sproles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Susong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Shakesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shakesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shakesville, with the one closest to Shakesville listed first.
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Wallace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fleenors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Benhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ketron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ketron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
- Craigs Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Alum Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Ravens Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Blountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shakesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shakesville.
Newspapers Published in Shakesville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shakesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shakesville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shakesville.
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 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 Shakesville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Wise County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Watauga County
- Carter County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Shakesville, 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- Shakesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |