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 Vinton 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 Vinton 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 Vinton 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vinton Heights: Vinton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Vinton Heights is located in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County: Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Vinton Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinton Heights:
- Roanoke County (The home county of Vinton Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Wabun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Moneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Davis Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Radford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Peaksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Huddleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Haymakertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell County
- Leesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Abbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Simpsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Westlake Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Gogginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- North Shore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Rocky Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Algoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Barfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Henry County
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Bennetts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Ellett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Houchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Mount Tabor Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Old Farm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McBryde Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Museville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge County
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinton Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Vinton Heights.
Cemeteries Near Vinton Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinton 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 Vinton Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinton Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Hogan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ruddell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gearhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coopers Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (771 more) ...
- Calvert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waldron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Vinton Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vinton Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinton Heights, with the one closest to Vinton Heights listed first.
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bonsack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Hardy Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Coyner Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Hollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poages Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinton Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinton Heights.
Newspapers Published in Vinton 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinton Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinton Heights, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinton Heights.
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 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 Vinton Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Roanoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Rockbridge 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> | 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 Vinton Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Vinton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |