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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 Charlottesville (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 Charlottesville. 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.

Newspapers Published in Charlottesville ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlottesville.

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 helpful 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 Charlottesville:

Cemeteries Near Charlottesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlottesville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Monticello Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Memorial Park
  • Jefferson Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Tomb
  • Monticello Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Graveyard
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  • University Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
  • Chapman Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Grove Cemetery
  • Coles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Cemetery
  • Moon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Slate Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slate Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slate Hill Cemetery
    • Ash Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Lawn Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Charlottesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlottesville.

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

  • Simeon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
  • Rio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
  • Overton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
    • Overton is located in Albemarle County
  • Eastham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
  • Hydraulic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
  • Keswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Proffit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proffit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
  • Rivanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
  • Ivy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blenheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
  • Earlysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>
  • Woodridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
      • Free Union is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Union <4>
    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County

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

The official website for Charlottesville: www.charlottesville.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Charlottesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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