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 Volney (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 Volney. 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 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.
Volney is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Volney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volney:
- Grayson County (The home county of Volney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Flat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Trout Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sheep Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Pipers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Galax City
- Galax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Tazewell County
- Asberrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Green Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glade Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Clinchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Alvarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Speedwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Piney Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Hooker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ennice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edmonds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Deep Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Zionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Mabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rutherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Abshers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wilbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Dehart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Traphill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Hays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Volney, see our County-by-County Page for Volney.
Cemeteries Near Volney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volney.
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 Volney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Pugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dainel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robert Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Volney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Volney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Flat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Trout Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Piney Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Bridle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Volney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Volney.
Newspapers Published in Volney ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volney, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Volney.
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 Volney:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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 Volney, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Volney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |