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 Taylors Valley (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 Taylors Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Taylors Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Taylors Valley: Taylors Vly. (or less commonly used: Taylors Vally. or Taylors Vlly.)
- While the name of this community is Taylors Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Valley may originally have been Taylor's Valley.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Valley might be written as Taylor Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Taylors Valley is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Taylors Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Valley:
- Washington County (The home county of Taylors Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Masada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Drowning Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fleet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Honaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Saltville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Broadford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Paintlick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Asberrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Claypool Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Wythe County
- Rural Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Topia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Zionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Norris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Moretz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Boone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
- Deep Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rominger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Buladeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Shingletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Collingwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Valley.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Valley.
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 Taylors Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Matron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blevins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Konnarock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (842 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Taylors Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylors Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Valley, with the one closest to Taylors Valley listed first.
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Bloomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Loves Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Glade Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Valley.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Valley ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Valley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Taylors Valley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Watauga County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Taylors Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Taylors Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |