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 Tindall (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 Tindall. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Tindall is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Tindall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tindall:
- Floyd County (The home county of Tindall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Sowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Terrys Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Poff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Dugspur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Gladesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Huffman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Ferrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Prilliman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Barfoot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Boones Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Poplar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Stanleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Riner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Alleghany Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Shawsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Critz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Snowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Fairlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Cowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Mack Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Parrott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wurno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Draper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Simpkins Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tindall, see our County-by-County Page for Tindall.
Cemeteries Near Tindall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tindall.
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 Tindall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tindall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Mannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelor - Booth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52344 <2>
- Continue List (803 more) ...
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lester Cemetery #3
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Tindall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tindall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tindall, with the one closest to Tindall listed first.
- Pilot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Terrys Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Huffville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Pizarro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Riner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Copper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tindall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tindall.
Newspapers Published in Tindall ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tindall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tindall, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tindall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Tindall:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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> | 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 Tindall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tindall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |