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 Afton Hills (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 Afton Hills. 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 Afton Hills ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Afton Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Afton Hills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Afton Hills.
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 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 Afton Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Cemeteries Near Afton Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Afton Hills.
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 Afton Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Afton Hills, with the one closest to Afton Hills listed first.
- Highland Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50621 <2>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
- Leemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leemont Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. View Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
- Grove Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Street Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Freedmens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedmens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedmens Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Danville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville National Cemetery
- Danville Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Memorial Gardens
- Schoolfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoolfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoolfield Cemetery
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Floral Hill Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Hill Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hill Memorial Garden
- Scearce Gammon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
- Floral Hill Memorial Garden
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.<4>
While we didn't find Afton Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Afton Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Afton Hills, with the one closest to Afton Hills listed first.
- Kentuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Mount Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Bachelors Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Vandola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Gatewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Dry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Keeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Whitmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Vance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Blanch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
- Blanch is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <5>
- Laurel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Vance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Afton Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Afton Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Afton Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Afton Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Afton Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6412, Longitude: -79.3970 In this case, the coordinates for Afton Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Afton Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |