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 Tannersville (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 Tannersville. 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.
Tannersville is located in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Tannersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tannersville:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Tannersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Asberrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Thompson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Pounding Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Claypool Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Bastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Rowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Janey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Trout Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Whitetop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Elk Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Dye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Cardwell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Clinchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lindell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Glenford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Green Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Lowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Brumley Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Wytheville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Sturgills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brandon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Helton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Grassy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- Shingletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Yukon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Anawalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Bradshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Nemours
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bramwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Bluefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tannersville, see our County-by-County Page for Tannersville.
Cemeteries Near Tannersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tannersville.
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 Tannersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tannersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Necessary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (799 more) ...
- Ridgedale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tannersville had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tannersville, with the one closest to Tannersville listed first.
- Broadford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Chatham Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Asberrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Gillespie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Thompson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Pounding Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
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- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Gap Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tannersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tannersville.
Newspapers Published in Tannersville ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tannersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tannersville, 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 Tannersville.
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 either 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 Tannersville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Ashe County
- Johnson County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tannersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tannersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |