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 Wolf Glade (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 Wolf Glade. 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 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.
Wolf Glade is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Surry & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Glade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Glade:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wolf Glade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Drenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Sheep Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Shorts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lambsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Cana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Bland County
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Indian Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Galax City
- Galax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Fries
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Meadows of Dan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Draper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mack Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wurno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Snowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Smyth County
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fort Chiswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Rowe Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Speedwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Max Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Amelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Roaring Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Topia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Laurel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Transou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Devotion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Red Brush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Toast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mountain Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Dobson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheltontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Thurmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Traphill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Abshers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Lomax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Dehart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Glade, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Glade.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Glade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Glade.
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 Wolf Glade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Glade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Monta Vista Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gladeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Felts Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Painter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nige Lineberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galax City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wolf Glade had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Glade, with the one closest to Wolf Glade listed first.
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Stevens Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Drenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Lambsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ennice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Glade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Glade.
Newspapers Published in Wolf Glade ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Glade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Glade, 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 Wolf Glade.
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 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 Wolf Glade:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Floyd County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Smyth County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Wilkes 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 Wolf Glade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Wolf Glade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |