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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Staytide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Staytide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Staytide, please Contact Us.
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 Staytide (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 Staytide. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Staytide is historic, it would have been located within present day Giles 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 Giles County: Bland, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Mercer (WV), Monroe (WV) & Summers (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Staytide. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Staytide:
- Giles County (The home county of Staytide)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Eggleston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Thessalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- Sylvatus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Captain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Sowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Terrys Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Prices Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- McBryde Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Merrimac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Bennetts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Raintree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Childress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Houchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Parrott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Newbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Snowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wabun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Salem City
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Alderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 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 Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Willowton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Johnston Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Ballard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Creamery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hollywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wolfcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hilldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pipestem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- True
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Riffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Packs Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Staytide, see our County-by-County Page for Staytide.
Cemeteries Near Staytide ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staytide.
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 Staytide - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Staytide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snidow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snidow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Staytide in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Staytide.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Staytide, with the one closest to Staytide listed first.
- Eggleston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Trigg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Maybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Ripplemead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Bane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Staffordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Belspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Kimballton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Staytide. See our List of 1890's Communities around Staytide.
Newspapers Published in Staytide ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staytide.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staytide, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staytide.
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 Staytide:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Wythe County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Staytide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Staytide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |