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 Wakenva (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 Wakenva. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Wakenva is located in Dickenson 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 Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Wakenva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakenva:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Wakenva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Nora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Haysi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol City
- Virginia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Leemaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Vansant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Big Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Matney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Kelsa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Norton City
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Bickley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Artrip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Dickensonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Creswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Dungannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lano
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Maces Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Snowflake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Hiltons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Red Ash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Raven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paintlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Cedar Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Craigs Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Brumley Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Holston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Mendota
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Greendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Benhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Lowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Burson Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Glenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Rust Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lindell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Esserville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Almira
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Blackwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- East Stone Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Weeksbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Wheelwright Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Burdine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Tolliver Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hemphill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Mayking
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Millstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Eolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Ashcamp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Elkhorn City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hellier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Belcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Draffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Rockhouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Dorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Mouthcard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- McDowell County (WV)
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakenva, see our County-by-County Page for Wakenva.
Cemeteries Near Wakenva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakenva.
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 Wakenva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakenva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Rasnake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wampler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1221 more) ...
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riner Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51865 <2>
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Wakenva in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakenva.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakenva, with the one closest to Wakenva listed first.
- Aily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Stratton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- John
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Bucu
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Judge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Colley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Dwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Counts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Tarpon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakenva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakenva.
Newspapers Published in Wakenva ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakenva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakenva, 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 Wakenva.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wakenva:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell 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 Wakenva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wakenva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |