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 Webbs Mill (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 Webbs Mill. 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 Webbs Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Webbs Mill: Webbs Ml. (or less commonly used: Webbs Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Webbs Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Webbs Mill may originally have been Webb's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Webbs Mill might be written as Webb Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Webbs Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Webbs Mill.
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 southwest 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 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.
Webbs Mill 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 Webbs Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webbs Mill:
- Craig County (The home county of Webbs Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Abbott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Captain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Moss Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Villamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Montvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Goodview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Haymakertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laymantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Oriskany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Covington City
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Simpsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Algoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Boones Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Gogginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Kire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Goodwins Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pearisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Elliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Shawsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- McBryde Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Alleghany Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Merrimac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Houchins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Parrott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Wabun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Hanging Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bent Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ronceverte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fairlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Frazier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wikel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webbs Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Webbs Mill.
Cemeteries Near Webbs Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbs Mill.
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 Webbs Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webbs Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sarver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Custer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paitsel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brilheart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spessard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Brickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Webbs Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webbs Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webbs Mill, with the one closest to Webbs Mill listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Sinking Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Abbott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Looney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Gunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Bradshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laurel Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Branch
- Bennetts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Paint Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webbs Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webbs Mill.
Newspapers Published in Webbs Mill ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webbs Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbs Mill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webbs Mill.
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 Webbs Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Craig County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Webbs Mill, 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- Webbs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |