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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wenonah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wenonah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wenonah, please Contact Us.
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 Wenonah (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 Wenonah. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wenonah is historic, it would have been located within present day Giles 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 Giles County: Bland, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Mercer (WV), Monroe (WV) & Summers (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Wenonah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wenonah:
- Giles County (The home county of Wenonah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Bluff City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Narrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Shumate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thessalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Glen Lyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Eggleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Hicksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Captain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Prices Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- McBryde Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Merrimac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Bennetts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Childress
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Christiansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Old Farm Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Draper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Tazewell County
- Bluefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Alderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fort Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Willowton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Johnston Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Peterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Pipestem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- True
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hilldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Riffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wenonah, see our County-by-County Page for Wenonah.
Cemeteries Near Wenonah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wenonah.
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 Wenonah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wenonah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Mason French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woolwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snidow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snidow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Wenonah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wenonah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wenonah, with the one closest to Wenonah listed first.
- Bluff City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Narrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ripplemead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Prospectdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Kimballton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Peterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Shumate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Thessalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Cashmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wenonah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wenonah.
Newspapers Published in Wenonah ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenonah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wenonah, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wenonah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wenonah:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Tazewell County
- Wythe County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wenonah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wenonah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |