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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wilkie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wilkie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilkie, 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 Wilkie (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 Wilkie. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wilkie is historic, it would have been located within present day Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County: Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Wilkie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilkie:
- Rockbridge County (The home county of Wilkie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Marlbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brownsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- East Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Fancy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Covesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Yancey Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Foothill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- North Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crozet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Esmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Alleghany County
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lowesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Sandidges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Monitor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- New Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sweet Briar Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Beckham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Bent Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Steeles Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sherando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Stuarts Draft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lipscomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Arbor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Lyndhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Brand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Yost
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Millboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Abert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Waugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Boonsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Buckingham County
- Manteo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg City
- Lavino Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Nellysford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lodebar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Old Myndus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Colleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Adial
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Onan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilkie, see our County-by-County Page for Wilkie.
Cemeteries Near Wilkie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilkie.
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 Wilkie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilkie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Haines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- McDowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find Wilkie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilkie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilkie, with the one closest to Wilkie listed first.
- Montebello
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vesuvius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek
- Steeles Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lofton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Marlbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Spottswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Raphine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Midvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilkie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilkie.
Newspapers Published in Wilkie ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilkie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilkie, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilkie.
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 Wilkie:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockbridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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 Wilkie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |