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 Tacoma (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 Tacoma. 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 hospitals and 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.
Tacoma is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Tacoma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tacoma:
- Wise County (The home county of Tacoma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Coeburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Appalachia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Almira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
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- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Council
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Leemaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Herald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aily
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Darnell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Pennington Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norton City
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Dante
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Clinchport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Yuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Mendota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Holston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Three Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Brumley Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Weeksbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Lynch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Chad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Closplint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Louellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Redfox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Kite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Littcarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Eolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Burdine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Jenkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Mayking
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Cromona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Ermine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Millstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Seco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Sergent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Tolliver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Farraday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Ashcamp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Dorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hellier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Jonancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Lookout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Elkhorn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Virgie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Draffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Belcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Marrowbone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Waycross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Block City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Green Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Church Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Morrison City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Beartown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Mill Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Orebank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Borden Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Harrtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Kingsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beechnut City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Beechwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tacoma, see our County-by-County Page for Tacoma.
Cemeteries Near Tacoma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tacoma.
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 Tacoma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tacoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tacoma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1408 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dingus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tacoma had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tacoma, with the one closest to Tacoma listed first.
- Coeburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Lipps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Clinch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- John is located in Russell County
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- Flat Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tacoma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tacoma.
Newspapers Published in Tacoma ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tacoma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tacoma, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tacoma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tacoma:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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 Tacoma, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tacoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |