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 Wardell (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 Wardell. 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 doctors and 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.
Wardell is located in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Wardell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wardell:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Wardell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Paintlick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Claypool Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Richlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
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- Harman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
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- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Dunford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Rowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Height
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Janey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Jackson Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Matney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Carrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Grayson County
- Trout Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Creswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Cardwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Broadford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Chilhowie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Clinchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Loves Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Brumley Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Masada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Holston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wise County
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wythe County
- Rural Retreat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Height
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bishop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Jackson Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Gary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Thorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wardell, see our County-by-County Page for Wardell.
Cemeteries Near Wardell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wardell.
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 Wardell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wardell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hankins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Settle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (866 more) ...
- Vencill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas J. Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wardell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wardell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wardell, with the one closest to Wardell listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Steeleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Doran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pounding Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swords Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillespie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Broadford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Honaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saltville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tannersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wardell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wardell.
Newspapers Published in Wardell ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wardell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wardell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wardell.
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 websites either 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 Wardell:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Wythe 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 Wardell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wardell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |