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 Trigg (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 Trigg. 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 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.
Trigg is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Bland, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Mercer (WV), Monroe (WV) & Summers (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Trigg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trigg:
- Giles County (The home county of Trigg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
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- Goodwins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
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- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Sylvatus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Captain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Sowers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Indian Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Terrys Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Prices Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- McBryde Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Mount Tabor Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Childress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Christiansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Bennetts Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Houchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Draper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Willowton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Elgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- East River ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Johnston Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Bluefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wolfcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Pipestem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- True
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Riffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trigg, see our County-by-County Page for Trigg.
Cemeteries Near Trigg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trigg.
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 Trigg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trigg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Vickers 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trigg had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trigg, with the one closest to Trigg listed first.
- Bane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Staffordsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Poplar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Dry Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Goodwins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospectdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Belspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripplemead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trigg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trigg.
Newspapers Published in Trigg ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trigg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trigg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trigg.
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 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 Trigg:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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> | 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 Trigg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trigg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |