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 Surber (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 Surber. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Surber is located in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Surber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Surber:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Surber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Oriskany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Gala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Haden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haymakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Springwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Clifton Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Carloover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mitchelltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Villamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Peaksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Chamblissburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Covington City
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Mason Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Natural Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Kerrs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- East Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Sunset Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Neola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Brink ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ronceverte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clendenenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Hollywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Surber, see our County-by-County Page for Surber.
Cemeteries Near Surber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Surber.
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 Surber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Surber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- McKalester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Oriskany.
- The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <3>
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Hooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Surber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Surber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Surber, with the one closest to Surber listed first.
- Strom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Bessemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Eagle Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Gala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Haden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Salt Petre Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Low Moor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 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 Surber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surber.
Newspapers Published in Surber ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Surber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Surber, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Surber.
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 helpful 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 Surber:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Lexington City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Surber) 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 Surber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |