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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tinker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tinker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tinker, please Contact Us.
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 Tinker (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 Tinker. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tinker is historic, it would have been located within present day Botetourt 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 Botetourt County: Alleghany, Bedford, Craig, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Tinker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tinker:
- Botetourt County (The home county of Tinker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Haymakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Oriskany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Rich Patch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Low Moor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Iron Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Villamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Peaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Moneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Covington City
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- Simpsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Boones Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Algoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Kire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Elliston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Alleghany Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- McBryde Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Houchins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Merrimac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Old Farm Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Mason Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Montgomery Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Wabun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Natural Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Greenlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tinker, see our County-by-County Page for Tinker.
Cemeteries Near Tinker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tinker.
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 Tinker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tinker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Churchill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Obenchain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollins Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Hollins.
- The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oldfields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Tinker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tinker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tinker, with the one closest to Tinker listed first.
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Looney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Bonsack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Coyner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tinker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tinker.
Newspapers Published in Tinker ...
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 Tinker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tinker, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tinker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tinker:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Botetourt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tinker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Tinker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |