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 Sulphur Springs Heights (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 Sulphur Springs Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Sulphur Springs Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sulphur Springs Heights: Sulphur Spgs. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Sulphur Springs Heights is located in Smyth 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 Smyth County: Bland, Grayson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs Heights:
- Smyth County (The home county of Sulphur Springs Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Chilhowie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Saltville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Broadford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Cardwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Bearwallow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Whitetop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Elk Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Honaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Paintlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Asberrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Steeleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Raven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Red Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Fleet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Clinchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Masada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Green Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Drowning Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Piney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sturgills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Helton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Comet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Roten
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Warrensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Holston Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Ruthton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell County (WV)
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs Heights.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs Heights.
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 Sulphur Springs Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Greever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beatie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (832 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gollehon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Sulphur Springs Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Heights, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs Heights listed first.
- Chilhowie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loves Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Seven Mile Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Glade Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Adwolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Saltville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Broadford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Shortsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs Heights.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs Heights ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs Heights.
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 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 Sulphur Springs Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Smyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sulphur Springs Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |