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 Tandy (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 Tandy. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Tandy is located in Dickenson 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 Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Tandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tandy:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Tandy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Leemaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Vansant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Janey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Mavisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Kelsa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Norton City
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Dante
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Jessees Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Dickensonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Honaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Lano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Red Ash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Coeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Hamilton town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Esserville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Weeksbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Galveston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Wheelwright Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hi Hat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- McDowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pine Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Littcarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Burdine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Seco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Millstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Deane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Ashcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Elkhorn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Belcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Marrowbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Myra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Sprigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tandy, see our County-by-County Page for Tandy.
Cemeteries Near Tandy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tandy.
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 Tandy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Rakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flemming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Music Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (1044 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Tandy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tandy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tandy, with the one closest to Tandy listed first.
- Tarpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Ashcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Venters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Colley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Aily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Bee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mouthcard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Judge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tandy.
Newspapers Published in Tandy ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tandy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tandy, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tandy.
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 Tandy:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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 Tandy, 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- Tandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |