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 Villa Heights (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 Villa Heights. 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 Villa Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Villa Heights: Villa Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Villa Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villa Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Villa Heights is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Villa Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Villa Heights:
- Henry County (The home county of Villa Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Collinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Danville City
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Haycock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Prilliman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Penhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Union Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Critz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stuart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woolwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Mount Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Weal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Ridgecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Tightsqueeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Matrimony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stoneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Meadow Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Draper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- College Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Amostown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Aarons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Pine Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Villa Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Villa Heights.
Cemeteries Near Villa Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Villa Heights.
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 Villa Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Villa Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Peoples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roselawn Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Knob Cemetery is located
- The Chestnut Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303562 <2>
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eggleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (693 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Villa Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Villa Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Villa Heights, with the one closest to Villa Heights listed first.
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Figsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Blackberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Leatherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Matrimony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Villa Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Villa Heights.
Newspapers Published in Villa Heights ...
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 Villa Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Villa Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Villa Heights.
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 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 Villa Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes 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 Villa Heights, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |