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 White Pine Lodge (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 White Pine Lodge. 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 White Pine Lodge ...
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.
Another variation: Whitepine Lodge.
- A typical abbreviation for White Pine Lodge: White Pine Ldg. (or less commonly used: White Pine Ldge.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
White Pine Lodge is located in 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 White Pine Lodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Pine Lodge:
- Giles County (The home county of White Pine Lodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Mountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Kire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Eggleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pearisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Thessalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Lurich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Captain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Sowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Terrys Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Simpsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Prices Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- McBryde Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Mount Tabor Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Sundance Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Merrimac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Raintree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Old Farm Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Parrott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Newbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Hilton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Wurno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 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 White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wabun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Mason Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hanging Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Bent Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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 White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Alderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fort Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Ronceverte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairlea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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 White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Willowton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Elgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oakvale
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Blake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Assurance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Ballard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Creamery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Forest Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Buck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Riffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Hilldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Talcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipestem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- True
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Pine Lodge, see our County-by-County Page for White Pine Lodge.
Cemeteries Near White Pine Lodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Pine Lodge.
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 White Pine Lodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Pine Lodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Kire Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snidow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snidow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Newport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leffel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stebar Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find White Pine Lodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Pine Lodge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Pine Lodge, with the one closest to White Pine Lodge listed first.
- Mountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Captain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Kimballton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zenith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zenith is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Lindside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripplemead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Eggleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goodwins Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Waiteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waiteville is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiteville
- Crimson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Pine Lodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Pine Lodge.
Newspapers Published in White Pine Lodge ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Pine Lodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Pine Lodge, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Pine Lodge.
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 White Pine Lodge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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> | 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 White Pine Lodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- White Pine Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |