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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 Alberta (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 Alberta. 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.

Alberta is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Warren (NC), Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Nottoway.

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

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Alberta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Dolphin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
    • Lawrenceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Edgerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
    • Ezell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
    • Callaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
    • Brodnax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Totaro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
    • Gholsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
    • Powellton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Ante
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
    • Ankum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ankum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Ammon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
    • McKenney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Darvills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • Wilsons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
    • Rowanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Sutherland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporia City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Emporia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Emporia City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Greensville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Radium
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Jarratt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Skippers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Claresville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Claresville is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Dundas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Lochleven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
    • Kenbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bagleys Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Oral Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wattsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Lunenburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Nutbush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Pleasant Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Opie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
    • Hagood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Ogburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
    • Marengo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Union Level
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Bracey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunns Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
    • Wightman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Palmer Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
    • Boydton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cusco Willa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Blackstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Winnie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Spainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Crewe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Burkeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince Edward County
    • Green Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Southampton County
    • Adams Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Grizzard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
    • Henry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Henry is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Mason
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Halifax County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Littleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Rosemary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Roanoke Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Henrico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gaston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Church Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Wise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Macon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
    • Vaughan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Alberta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberta.

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

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

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Winn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Laffoon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stainback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (244 more) ...

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

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

  • Edmunds Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
  • Octagon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
  • Meredithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
  • Sturgeonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
  • Ordsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordsburg
  • Lawrenceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Barrows Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrows Store is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Store
  • Edgerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Lochleven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Forksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Diamond Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Ezell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell

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

Newspapers Published in Alberta ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberta, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberta.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Alberta:

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 Alberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alberta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.