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 Simpkins Village (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 Simpkins Village. 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.
Name Variations for Simpkins Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Simpkins Village: Simpkins Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Simpkins Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Simpkins Village may originally have been Simpkin's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Simpkins Village might be written as Simpkin Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Newspapers Published in Simpkins Village ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpkins Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpkins Village, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpkins Village.
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 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 Simpkins Village:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Cemeteries Near Simpkins Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpkins Village.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpkins Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpkins Village, with the one closest to Simpkins Village listed first.
- Rock Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Road Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
- Sunrise Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Burial Park
- New River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Stanger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanger Cemetery
- Burton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484538 <4>
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146339 <4>
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #167082 <4>
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Charlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlton Cemetery
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Community Cemetery
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
- Charlton Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Simpkins Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpkins Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpkins Village, with the one closest to Simpkins Village listed first.
- East Radford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- New River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- New River is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New River <6>
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Belspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Vicker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Churchwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <6>
- Riner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
- Riner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riner <6>
- Prices Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Christiansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <6>
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Yellow Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs
- Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Christiansburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpkins Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpkins Village.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simpkins Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simpkins Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simpkins Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1154, Longitude: -80.5595 In this case, the coordinates for Simpkins Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Simpkins Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |