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 Suiter (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 Suiter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Suiter is located in Bland 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 Bland County: Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Suiter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Suiter:
- Bland County (The home county of Suiter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Bastian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Buchanan County
- Bearwallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Sheep Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shorts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sylvatus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Shumate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Thessalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Poplar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Glen Lyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Elk Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Fries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Hilton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Draper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wurno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Broadford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Adwolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Boissevain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Abbs Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Five Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Wytheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Crockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Max Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Fort Chiswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Siloam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Speedwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Ivanhoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Anawalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Elkhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Gary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Big Four
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- War
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Welch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <1>
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Nemours
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Littlesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Blake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bramwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flipping
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coopers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Johnston Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Monroe County (WV)
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County (WV)
- Bud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Suiter, see our County-by-County Page for Suiter.
Cemeteries Near Suiter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suiter.
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 Suiter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Suiter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Shewey Cemetery
- The Shewey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52125 <2>
- Houndshell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51439 <2>
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Maple Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill 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.<4>
While we didn't find Suiter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Suiter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Suiter, with the one closest to Suiter listed first.
- Grapefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Effna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Stowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Cove Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Clear Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Burkes Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Shawver Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Ceres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Kimberling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Suiter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suiter.
Newspapers Published in Suiter ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suiter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Suiter, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Suiter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Suiter:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Carroll County
- Giles County
- Grayson County
- Pulaski County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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- Suiter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Suiter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |