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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 Wright (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 Wright. 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 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 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.

Wright is located in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County: Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin & Montgomery.

Below are the counties that are near Wright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wright:

  • Roanoke County     (The home county of Wright)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Cave Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Montgomery Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Bent Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wabun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
    • Hanging Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hollins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Mason Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
    • Catawba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
  • Bedford City
    • Bedford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Goodview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chamblissburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
    • Clevilas ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
    • Coonsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Moneta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Radford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Radford is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Villamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
    • Montvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
    • Joppa Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Huddleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peaksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Apple Tree Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Runaway Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Laymantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Daleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Troutville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Haymakertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
    • Fincastle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lithia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lithia is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
    • Buchanan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Abbott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • New Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Huffman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffman is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Simmonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
    • Captain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Captain is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Simpsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
    • Terrys Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Pizarro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
    • Poff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
    • Sowers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Floyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Haycock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Haycock is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Boones Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gogginsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
    • Hickman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hickman is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Burnt Chimney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
    • Algoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Algoma is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Villa is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
    • Rocky Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Barfoot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
    • Felicia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Felicia is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
    • Redwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Hales Ford ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
    • Westlake Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
    • Ferrum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Giles County
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Oak Level
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Level is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
    • Reed Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
    • Bassett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stanleytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Elliston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shawsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alleghany Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
    • Montgomery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Bennetts Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
    • Ellett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
    • Houchins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Old Farm Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
    • Pilot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Raintree Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Rogers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Blacksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Patrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Dodson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dodson is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Charity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Elamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elamsville is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
    • Woolwine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Museville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
    • Pittsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Worlds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Garden City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Buena Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Roanoke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Salem City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.
    • Sunset Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wright, see our County-by-County Page for Wright.

Cemeteries Near Wright ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wright.

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 Wright - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.

  • Amos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Taylor - Worley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oylers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kingery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hartman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Amos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Miller Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clemons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Donahoo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (776 more) ...
    • Abshire Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Wright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wright.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wright, with the one closest to Wright listed first.

  • Naff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Naff is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
  • Boones Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Leslie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Poages Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
  • Wyatt ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wyatt is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Airpoint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
  • Bent Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Algoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Algoma is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Hickman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickman is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Gogginsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Junta ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Junta is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wright.

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 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 Wright:

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 Wright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.