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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wyatt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wyatt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wyatt, 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 Wyatt (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 Wyatt. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wyatt is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Wyatt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyatt:
- Franklin County (The home county of Wyatt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- North Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Goodview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Davis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Montvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Huddleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peaksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Lowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Runaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Lithia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Haymakertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Simpsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 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)
- Leatherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Stanleytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Bennetts Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Houchins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Ellett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Old Farm Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pilot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Patrick County
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Museville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Worlds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Hurt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Weal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Mason Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyatt, see our County-by-County Page for Wyatt.
Cemeteries Near Wyatt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyatt.
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 Wyatt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyatt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Kennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Altice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanabass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ozzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (766 more) ...
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.
Wyatt itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 10 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyatt, with the one closest to Wyatt listed first.
- Hardy Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Dillons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Goodview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Naff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyatt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyatt.
Newspapers Published in Wyatt ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyatt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyatt, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyatt.
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 Wyatt:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wyatt, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wyatt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |