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 Slabtown (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 Slabtown. 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.
Slabtown is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Slabtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slabtown:
- Russell County (The home county of Slabtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring City is also located in Russell County
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- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Artrip is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnett is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiser was located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carterton is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bickley Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Council
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bearwallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Carrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haysi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clintwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton City
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Maces Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Blackmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Allison Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Chilhowie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Adwolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Paintlick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
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- Raven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Craigs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Clinchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Benhams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Dwina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Esserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Pike County (KY)
- Elkhorn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Shingletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Collingwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Walnut Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fishdam was located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Akard Addition
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Beechnut City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Blountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slabtown, see our County-by-County Page for Slabtown.
Cemeteries Near Slabtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slabtown.
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 Slabtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Westhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ketron Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Breeding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1277 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Slabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slabtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Artrip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Artrip is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnett is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Hansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hansonville is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Rockdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockdell is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Counts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Counts is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Carterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carterton is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Hawkins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Mill is also located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Holston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slabtown.
Newspapers Published in Slabtown ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slabtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slabtown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slabtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Slabtown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Pike County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell 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> | 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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |