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 Virginia Hills (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 Virginia Hills. 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.
Cemeteries Near Virginia Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virginia Hills.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Virginia Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Carmack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49688 <2>
- High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2477199 <2>
- Sharrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharrett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stophel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stophel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stophel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ornduff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ornduff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ornduff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Teeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Booner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (1626 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baltzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltzell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltzell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ketron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ketron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50871 <2>
- Jackson Cemetery
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 Virginia Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Virginia Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Wallace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Paperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
- Ruthton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fleenors
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Holston Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Benhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beidlemans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Craigs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Alum Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alum Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ravens Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Ketron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Ravens Nest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virginia Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia Hills.
Newspapers Published in Virginia Hills ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virginia Hills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virginia Hills.
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 Virginia Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginia Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Virginia Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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- Virginia Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virginia Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6237, Longitude: -82.1276 In this case, the coordinates for Virginia Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |