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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wolfrun. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wolfrun to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wolfrun, 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 Wolfrun (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 Wolfrun. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Wolfrun is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Wolfrun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolfrun:
- Washington County (The home county of Wolfrun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Leonard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Benhams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Mendota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Burson Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Three Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rust Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Green Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Brumley Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Nora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Norton City
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Bickley Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Jessees Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Maces Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Grigbys Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Dungannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Gate City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Fort Blackmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Lano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Kermit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Allison Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Buladeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Biltmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Watauga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elizabethton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Siam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Fish Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Greenvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rotherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Waycross
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Block City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Shingletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Collingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Beechnut City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Blountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ruthton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Harrtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Galloway Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Spurgeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Flourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Carnegie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- North Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- East Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolfrun, see our County-by-County Page for Wolfrun.
Cemeteries Near Wolfrun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolfrun.
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 Wolfrun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolfrun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mendota.
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213711 <4>
- Fleenor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleenor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1686 more) ...
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Wolfrun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolfrun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolfrun, with the one closest to Wolfrun listed first.
- Ravens Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Benhams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Mendota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Ketron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ketron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
- Fleenors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Fugates Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Alum Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Maces Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Hawkins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolfrun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolfrun.
Newspapers Published in Wolfrun ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolfrun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolfrun, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolfrun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wolfrun:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Hawkins County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Wolfrun, 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> | 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- Wolfrun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |