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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Stringtown is located in Wythe 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 Wythe County: Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Stringtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stringtown:
- Wythe County (The home county of Stringtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Kent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Max Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Chiswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Bland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Bastian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Sheep Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sylvatus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dugspur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Drenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Indian Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Galax City
- Galax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Shumate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Narrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Fries
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Bridle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Trout Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- Childress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Draper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Mack Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Wurno
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Little Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Bluefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Falls Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Springville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Yards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Five Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Asberrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Boissevain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Pocahontas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bluefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East River ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Oakvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Littlesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Johnston Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Willowton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Nemours
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stringtown, see our County-by-County Page for Stringtown.
Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.
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 Stringtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stringtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacob McGavock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- James McGavock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (706 more) ...
- Hidden Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Stringtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stringtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Kent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Max Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petunia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Grubb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Walton Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Grahams Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Cripple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fosters Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Kimberling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stringtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stringtown.
Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stringtown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wythe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Alleghany County
- Logan County
- Mercer 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> | 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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Stringtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |