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 Mineral Springs (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 Mineral Springs. 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 Virginia Mineral Springs ...
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 Virginia Mineral Springs: Virginia Mineral Spgs. (or less commonly used: Virginia Mineral Spngs. or Virginia Mineral Sprngs.)
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.
Virginia Mineral Springs is located in Craig 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 Craig County: Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Virginia Mineral Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virginia Mineral Springs:
- Craig County (The home county of Virginia Mineral Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Rich Patch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Low Moor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Griffith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Carloover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Villamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Chamblissburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Goodview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Haymakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Oriskany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Strom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Covington City
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- Boones Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Kire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Elliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- McBryde Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Alleghany Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Houchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Merrimac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 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 Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Hanging Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Montgomery Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Bent Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Natural Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Brink ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Ronceverte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Anthony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Fort Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Neola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Clendenenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 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 Virginia Mineral Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Virginia Mineral Springs.
Cemeteries Near Virginia Mineral Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virginia Mineral Springs.
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 Virginia Mineral Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Virginia Mineral Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Nutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leffel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Huffman Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Memorial Park
- The Huffman Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Brickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Virginia Mineral Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Virginia Mineral Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Virginia Mineral Springs listed first.
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Looney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Gunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Potts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Sweet Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paint Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Troutville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virginia Mineral Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia Mineral Springs.
Newspapers Published in Virginia Mineral Springs ...
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 Virginia Mineral Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virginia Mineral Springs, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virginia Mineral Springs.
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 Virginia Mineral Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Craig County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Virginia Mineral Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mineral Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |