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 Sowers (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 Sowers. 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 and hospitals 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.
Sowers is located in Floyd County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Sowers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sowers:
- Floyd County (The home county of Sowers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Poff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duncan
- From Sowers to Duncan
- Simpsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haycock
- From Sowers to Haycock
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Dugspur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Nester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nester
- From Sowers to Nester
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Star
- From Sowers to Star
- Sylvatus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladesboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gladesboro
- From Sowers to Gladesboro
- Hillsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Huffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huffman
- From Sowers to Huffman
- Simmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Captain
- From Sowers to Captain
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickman
- From Sowers to Hickman
- Prilliman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prilliman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prilliman
- From Sowers to Prilliman
- Barfoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Poplar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thessalia
- From Sowers to Thessalia
- Pearisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Stanleytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
- Stanleytown is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <1>
- Reed Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rogers
- From Sowers to Rogers
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Childress
- From Sowers to Childress
- Christiansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Raintree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houchins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montgomery
- From Sowers to Montgomery
- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merrimac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Woolwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charity
- From Sowers to Charity
- Meadows of Dan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elamsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elamsville
- From Sowers to Elamsville
- Dodson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dodson
- From Sowers to Dodson
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Critz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Snowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snowville
- From Sowers to Snowville
- Fairlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cowan
- From Sowers to Cowan
- Mack Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 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 <1>
- Parrott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wurno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wurno
- From Sowers to Wurno
- Draper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Radford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <1>
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moomaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Hanging Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Wythe County
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sowers, see our County-by-County Page for Sowers.
Cemeteries Near Sowers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sowers.
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 Sowers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Mannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shelor - Booth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sowers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lester Cemetery #3
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Sand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Sand Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Sand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (755 more) ...
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Halls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Sowers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sowers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sowers, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Childress
- From Sowers to Childress
- Christiansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duncan
- From Sowers to Duncan
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haycock
- From Sowers to Haycock
- Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houchins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Snowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snowville
- From Sowers to Snowville
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sowers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sowers.
Newspapers Published in Sowers ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sowers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sowers, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sowers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sowers:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Wythe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sowers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Sowers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Sowers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sowers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0031, Longitude: -80.3783 |