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 Skeetrock (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 Skeetrock. 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 doctors 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.
Skeetrock is located in Dickenson 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 Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Skeetrock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skeetrock:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Skeetrock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Leemaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Janey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Council
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Kelsa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Norton City
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Dante
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bickley Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Honaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Dungannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Lano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Tazewell County
- Red Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Haddonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Dwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Esserville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Weeksbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Teaberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- 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
- Wheelwright
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Hi Hat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Kite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pine Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Garner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Littcarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Leburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Burdine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Deane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Farraday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Ashcamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hellier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Elkhorn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Belcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Virgie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skeetrock, see our County-by-County Page for Skeetrock.
Cemeteries Near Skeetrock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skeetrock.
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 Skeetrock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skeetrock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flemming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1001 more) ...
- Fay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Skeetrock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skeetrock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skeetrock, with the one closest to Skeetrock listed first.
- Ashcamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Stratton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Beefhide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Bucu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skeetrock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skeetrock.
Newspapers Published in Skeetrock ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skeetrock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skeetrock, 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 Skeetrock.
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 either 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 Skeetrock:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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 Skeetrock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skeetrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |