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 Simpkinstown (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 Simpkinstown. 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 and doctors 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.
Simpkinstown is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Simpkinstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpkinstown:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Simpkinstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Snowville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Wurno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Parrott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Dugspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Pike City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Sheep Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Fancy Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Huffman
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Indian Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Poff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Simpsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- Algoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Goodwins Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Thessalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pearisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Kire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Glen Lyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Grayson County
- Fries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Riner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Prices Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Houchins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Ellett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Blacksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Dodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stuart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Max Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Willowton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Monroe County (WV)
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpkinstown, see our County-by-County Page for Simpkinstown.
Cemeteries Near Simpkinstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpkinstown.
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 Simpkinstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpkinstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Snowville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Sand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cox Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indian Valley.
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (621 more) ...
- Rock Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newbern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Simpkinstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpkinstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpkinstown, with the one closest to Simpkinstown listed first.
- Snowville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Indian Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Riner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Pilot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vicker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpkinstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpkinstown.
Newspapers Published in Simpkinstown ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpkinstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpkinstown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpkinstown.
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 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 Simpkinstown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe 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 Simpkinstown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simpkinstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |