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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Short. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Short to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Short, 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 Short (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 Short. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Short is historic, it would have been located within present day Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Short. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Short:
- Wise County (The home county of Short)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Pound
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Dwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Appalachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Council
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Royal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Rowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Darwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clintwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bucu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Darnell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Norton City
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Dante
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Artrip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Dungannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Duffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Weeksbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hi Hat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Galveston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Osborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Dema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Lynch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Holmes Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Kite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Redfox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Pippa Passes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Littcarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Hindman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Cromona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- McRoberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Tolliver Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Hemphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Mayking
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Cornettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Vicco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Delphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Scuddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Slemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Ashcamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Jonancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Hellier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Virgie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rockhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Robinson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Draffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Elkhorn City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Short, see our County-by-County Page for Short.
Cemeteries Near Short ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short.
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 Short - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (1075 more) ...
- Crouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Short in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Short.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Pound
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Clintwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lipps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Craftsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tacoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ashcamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Oven Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Short. See our List of 1890's Communities around Short.
Newspapers Published in Short ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short, 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 Short.
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 helpful 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 Short:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Short, 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- Short) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |