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 Wood (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 Wood. 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.
Wood is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Sullivan (TN), Lee, Russell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Wood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wood:
- Scott County (The home county of Wood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Nickelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Maces Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Yuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Clinchport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Herald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Darwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Clintwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Clinchco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Darnell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Stickleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Norton City
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Bickley Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Dickensonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dante
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Carterton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Leonard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Benhams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Three Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Craigs Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Burson Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Greendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Rust Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Brumley Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Coeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Esserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Dwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Kent Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Appalachia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Closplint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Eolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Oven Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Partridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Jenkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ermine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Mayking
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Burdine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Kings Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Sergent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Bellcraft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Farraday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Greene County (TN)
- Jearoldstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Hancock County (TN)
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Rotherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Block City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Blossom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Morrison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Beartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Orebank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Borden Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Harrtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Beechnut City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fall Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Flourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wood, see our County-by-County Page for Wood.
Cemeteries Near Wood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood.
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 Wood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Bagley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ballard Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Blackmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1559 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Compton 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wood had a population of 9 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wood, with the one closest to Wood listed first.
- Clinch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McConnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Duncan Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Nickelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Truth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tacoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Maces Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Coeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wood.
Newspapers Published in Wood ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Harlan County
- Letcher County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington 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 Wood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |