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 Sweet Springs (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 Sweet Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Sweet Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Sweetsprings.
- A typical abbreviation for Sweet Springs: Sweet Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sweet Spngs. or Sweet Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sweet Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweet Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Sweet Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweet Springs:
- Monroe County (The home county of Sweet Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wolfcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wikel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Assurance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ronceverte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brink ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Wild Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Fort Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Anthony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Clendenenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Riffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bargers Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Talcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hilldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Alleghany County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Low Moor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Bedford County (VA)
- Villamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Botetourt County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Oriskany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Strom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Fincastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gala
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Troutville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Kire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Bennetts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sundance Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McBryde Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Ellett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Roanoke City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hanging Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sweet Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sweet Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sweet Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweet Springs.
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 Sweet Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweet Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowan Family Cemetery
- The Rowan Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146761 <2>
- Paxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bostic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Nutter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gap Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweet Springs had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
- Sweet Chalybeate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
- Potts Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Paint Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Glace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glace is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace
- Tuckahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Laurel Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Branch
- Alleghany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Gunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gunn is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Gap Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Looney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Looney is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Backbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweet Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweet Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sweet Springs ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweet Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweet Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweet Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Sweet Springs:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greenbrier County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sweet Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |