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 Simmerman (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 Simmerman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Simmerman is located in Wythe 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 Wythe County: Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Simmerman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simmerman:
- Wythe County (The home county of Simmerman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Chiswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Bland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bastian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Mechanicsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Rocky Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Sheep Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shorts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Sylvatus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Hillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Drenn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lambsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dugspur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Galax City
- Galax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Elk Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Flat Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Baywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Trout Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Whitetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Draper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Mack Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Wurno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adwolf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Broadford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Little Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Asberrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Shawver Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Thompson Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Five Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Springville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Wittens Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Green Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Amelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Ennice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Piney Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Topia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Glade Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roaring Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Transou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Low Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Devotion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Wilkes County (NC)
- Abshers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simmerman, see our County-by-County Page for Simmerman.
Cemeteries Near Simmerman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simmerman.
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 Simmerman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simmerman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Speedwell Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hale Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- William Cornett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summerfield UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West End Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (639 more) ...
- Steffy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keesling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Simmerman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simmerman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simmerman, with the one closest to Simmerman listed first.
- Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Cripple Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Fallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Grubb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Comers Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Petunia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Stevens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simmerman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simmerman.
Newspapers Published in Simmerman ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simmerman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simmerman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simmerman.
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 Simmerman:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wythe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Pulaski County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Wilkes 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simmerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Simmerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |